Supreme Court · 1991 INSC 88 · Decided 3 April 1991
Mahesh Chander and Another v. State of Delhi
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1991 INSC 88 · [1991] 2 S.C.R. 51
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 432/1979
- Decided
- 3 April 1991
- Bench
- S. RATNAVEL PANDIAN, M. FATHIMA BEEVI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 34; CrPC Section 154; Evidence Act Section 9; Constitution Article 136
Headnote
13 Constitution of India: Article 136---Court's power to interfere with concurrent findings of fact-Scope of. Indian Penal Code, 1860: S. 302 r/w s. 34-Death due to homici- dal violence-Murder trial-Evidence-Place of occurrence and cause of C death not disputed-Motive for crime brought out-Serious cion in veracity of prosecution case overlooked by courts below­ Conviction and sentence of life imprisonment awarded by Sessions Court-Findings affirmed and sentence maintained by High Court -Legality and correctness of. D Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: S. 154-F.l.R.-Delay in
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