Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 427 · Decided 9 August 2004
Hari Ram v. State of U.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 427 · [2004] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 379
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 827/2004
- Decided
- 9 August 2004
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, C.K. THAKKER (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 34
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 : Section 34-0bject and purpose of-Held: Section 34 is only a rule of evidence and does not create a substantive offence-The distinctive C feature of the Section is the element of participation in action-Existence of common intention is the essential element for application of members of a party and the part taken ~~ef~ D Criminal Trial : Witnesses-Relatives of victims-Deposition by-Evidentiary value of-Held: Relationship is not a factor to affect the credibility of a witness- E A relative of the victim would not conceal an actual culprit and make allegations
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