Supreme Court · 1964 INSC 23 · Decided 3 February 1964
Hari Charan Kurmi and Jogia Hajam v. State of Bihar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1964 INSC 23 · [1964] 6 S.C.R. 623
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 208/1963
- Decided
- 3 February 1964
- Bench
- P.B. GAJENDRAGADKAR, K.N. WANCHOO, K.C. DAS GUPTA, J.C. SHAH, N. RAJAGOPALA AYYANGAR (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 396; Evidence Act Section 3, 30, 133
Headnote
COURT REPORTS 623 HARI CHARAN KURMI AND JOGIA HAJAM v. STATE OF BIHAR (P. B. GAJENDRAGADKAR, C. J. K. N. WANCHOO, K. C. DAS GUPTA, J. C. SHAH AND N. RAJAGOPALA AYYANGAR JJ.) £.,jdence Act-Confession of co-accused-Not ''evidtnce'' within the meaning of s. 3 Evidence Act-Not substantive (1 of 1872). ~·s. 3, 30, 133. The appellants along with four others were tried and convicted by the Sessions Judge for the offences of dacoity and murder and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life. On appeal the High Court confirmed the conviction and sentence. Pending that appeal it
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