Supreme Court · 1961 INSC 186 · Decided 26 April 1961
Kartar Singh v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1961 INSC 186 · [1962] 2 S.C.R. 395
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 146/1959
- Decided
- 26 April 1961
- Bench
- K. SUBBA RAO, RAGHUBAR DAYAL, J.R. MUDHOLKAR (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 307, 34, 149
Headnote
SUPREME COURT REPORTS 395 KARTAR SINGH v. STATE OF PUNJAB (K. SuBBA RAO, RAGHUBAR DAYAL and J. R. MUDHOLKAR, JJ.) Unlawful Assembly-Conviction of three of thirteen alleged assailants-Acquittal of the rest-Legality of conviction-Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Act XLV of 1860), ss. 149, 302, 307, 34. The part in a free fight resulting in the death of one belonging to the other side. The Sessions Judge held that the accused were accompanied by nine or ten others but that it was. not proved who they were. He, therefore, gave them the benefit of the doubt and acquitted them. The High Court on
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