Supreme Court · 1991 INSC 157 · Decided 17 July 1991
Harendra Narain Singh Etc v. State of Bihar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1991 INSC 157 · [1991] 3 S.C.R. 54
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 578/1988
- Decided
- 17 July 1991
- Bench
- K.N. SINGH, P.B. SAWANT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 34; Evidence Act Section 3
Headnote
NARAIN SINGH ETC. v. ST A TE OF BIHAR JULY 17, 1991 [K.N. SINGH AND P.B. SAWANT, JJ) Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Section 3. Criminal Trial-Evidence -Circumstantial evidence-Nature and proof of-Conditions prece­ dent for conviction-Two views possible on circumstantial evidence­ One the absence of defence-Infirmity or lacuna in the prosecution cannot be cured by false explanation of accused. Indian Penal Code, 1860: Sections 302 and 34 Murder-Convic­ D tion based on circumstantial evidence-Validity of. Appellants I and· 2, along with other co-accused, were
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