Supreme Court · 1990 INSC 260 · Decided 29 August 1990
Kishore Chand v. State of Himachal Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1990 INSC 260 · [1990] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 105
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 386/1978
- Decided
- 29 August 1990
- Bench
- P.B. SAWANT, K. RAMASWAMY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 34; Evidence Act Section 24, 25; Constitution
Headnote
v. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AUGUST 29. 1990 [P.B. SAWANT AND K. RAMASWAMY. JJ.] Indian Penal Code, I860: ss. 302 & 20 I-Conviction based on circumstantial evidence-Facts consistent with innocence of accused­ Whether entitled to benefit of doubt-Tendency of free fabrication of A B to liberty and life, equal justice and free legal aid-Need to assign experienced amicus curiae to ensure effective and meaningful defence emphasised. The appellant was convicted nnder ss, 302 and 201 read withs. 34 IPC. The prosecution case was that he and the deceased were last seen
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