Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 428 · Decided 17 April 2007
Hatti Singh v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 428 · [2007] 5 S.C.R. 221
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 922/2007
- Decided
- 17 April 2007
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, MARKANDEY KATJU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 364, 30211201; Evidence Act Section 114; Arms Act Section 25
Headnote
B - ·--~ Penal Code, 1860-ss. 364/30211201 rlw s.34-Murder-Circumstantial evidence-Appellant convicted by Courts below-Other three accused however acquitted-Held: Only distinctive features to hold Appellant guilty, c while acquitting other three accused were 'last seen together' evidence together' evidence not proved- Presumption under s.114 of the Evidence Act may be raised in respect of commission of theft or receipt of stolen property, if a person is found to be in possession of the property belonging to the deceased, but on such D I presumption alone, Appellant could not
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