Supreme Court · 1988 INSC 23 · Decided 27 January 1988
Jagtar Singh v. State of Punjab & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1988 INSC 23 · [1988] 2 S.C.R. 794
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 532/1988
- Decided
- 27 January 1988
- Bench
- B.C. RAY, K. JAGANNATHA SHETTY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; CrPC Section 154, 313
Headnote
Indian Penal Code, 18W: Section 302-Accused giving blow with handle of tractor-Resulting in death of deceased on spot-Report of serologist and chemical examiner-Iron handle stained with human blood-Weapon recovered pursuant to disclosure statement of accused-Acquittal ordered by High Court set Code, 1973: Section 154-FIR-Not expec­ ted to contain all details-Effect on value of testimony of witnesses. The accused-respondent No. 2 in the appeal and the deceased were neighbours. The prosecution alleged that on October 8, 1983 at about 4 P.M. the deceased along with one of his sons,
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