Supreme Court · 2023 INSC 907 · Decided 13 October 2023
Harvinder Singh @ Bachhu v. The State of Himachal Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2023 INSC 907 · [2023] 13 S.C.R. 1157
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 266/2015
- Decided
- 13 October 2023
- Bench
- M.M. SUNDRESH, J.B. PARDIWALA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 376, 511, 454, 380; Evidence Act Section 3, 8
Headnote
HEADNOTES Issue for consideration: Whether the High Court was justifi ed in setting aside the order of acquittal and convicting the appellant for murder and attempt to rape relying on the testimony of the prosecution witness despite contradictions, only because he was educated and a god fearing ss. 302, 376, 511, 454, 380 r/w s.34 - Murder and attempt to rape - High Court convicted the appellant for murder and attempt to rape, setting aside the order of acquittal by the trial court - Correctness: Held: Trial court gave substantial reasons for arriving at its
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