Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 717 · Decided 19 October 2006
Major Singh and ANR. v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 717 · [2006] SUPP. 7 S.C.R. 486
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1231/2005
- Decided
- 19 October 2006
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, MARKANDEY KATJU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 34
Headnote
SINGH AND ANR. V. ST A TE OF PUNJAB OCTOBER 19, 2006 [S.B. SINHA AND MARKANDEY KAT JU. JJ.] Penal Code, 1860-Section 302 read with Section 34-Murder­ Prosecution case supported by version of eye-witness and medical evidence- C Motive for the offence was suspicion of accused agaimt deceased convicted-However, death sentence reduced to life imprisonment. D Principle-Principle of 'Falsus in uno falsus in omnibus'- E Applicability-Held: It is not an acceptable principle. Criminal Trial-Minor discrepancies in prosecution case-Effect a/­ Held: Such discrepancies not a good ground for
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