Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 341 · Decided 16 August 2002
Harjit Singh and ORS. v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 341 · [2002] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 581
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 815/2001
- Decided
- 16 August 2002
- Bench
- N. SANTOSH HEGDE, D.M. DHARMADHIKARI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 34, 148, 149; Evidence Act
Headnote
B Penal Code, 1860: Section 34-Common intention-Could be inferred from the objective conduct displayed by accused-Mere participation in crime with others not C sufficient· Jn absence of common intention between parties, one accused cannot be vicariously liable for commission of criminal of Self defence-Availability of-Discussed Evidence Act, I 872-Section 3-Recovery of weapons-Reliance thereon-When there is no independent witness and place of concealment is accessible to public, the evidence of disclosure statement and consequent recovery of weapons cannot be relied on.
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