Supreme Court · 2016 INSC 977 · Decided 20 October 2016
Harbeer Singh v. Sheeshpal & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2016 INSC 977 · [2016] 8 S.C.R. 380
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1624/2013
- Decided
- 20 October 2016
- Bench
- PINAKI CHANDRA GHOSE, AMITAVA ROY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 149; CrPC Section 161, 162; Constitution Article 136
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 197 3 - s. 161 and Explanation to s.162 - Murder - On accou/lf of previous enmity - Four accused - Chance Witnesses - Interested Witnesses - Prosecution case, that while driving Jeep, accused persons with intention to kill the victim hit him and dragged him from - Victim died on the spot - There was delay in recording the statement of witnesses - Trial court convicted the accused persons and sentenced them to life imprisonment - High Court however, acquitted all the accused persons - On appeal, held: Prosecution was not able to prove its case beyond
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