Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 464 · Decided 6 July 2011
Jalpat Rai & ORS. v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 464 · [2011] 7 S.C.R. 1037
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1736/2007
- Decided
- 6 July 2011
- Bench
- AFTAB ALAM, RAJENDRA MAL LODHA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 27; Arms Act Section 27
Headnote
A B Penal Code, 1860: s. 302 rlw s. 149 and s. 148 - Fire shots resulting in death of three persons - Conviction of A-2 uls. 302 and s. 27 of Arms Act, 1959 and acquittal of the other accused C (appellants) by trial court on the ground that the ocular testimony of prosecution witnesses was not ballistic expert - High Court held that the evidence of prosecution witnesses was cogent, convincing and truthful and convicted appellants uls. 148 and D s. 302 r/w s. 149 - On appeal, held: Prosecution witnesses were closely related to the three deceased - Their evidence showed their long
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