Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 461 · Decided 6 October 1999
Leela Ram (D) Through Duli Chand v. State of Haryana and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 461 · [1999] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 435
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 297/1992
- Decided
- 6 October 1999
- Bench
- K.T. THOMAS, U.C. BANERJEE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 27; Evidence Act; Arms Act Section 27
Headnote
(D) THROUGH DULi CHAND A v. STATE OF HARYANA AND ANR. OCTOBER 6, 1999 [K.T. THOMAS AND U.C. BANERJEE, JJ.) B Indian Penal Code, 1860-S.302-Murder---Eye- witnesses-Apprecia- tion of evidence--Conviction and sentence by Trial Court-On appeal, High Court. acquitting the accused holding that there of eye-witnesses un-believable-Whether there was one shot or two shots was immaterial in assessing the culpability of the accused-High Court not justified in acquitting the accused relying upon minor contradictions be- tween the witnesses. • Evidence Act, 1872 : Witnesses-Appreciation of
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