Supreme Court · 1988 INSC 171 · Decided 2 July 1988
Makhan Singh v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1988 INSC 171 · [1988] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 613
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 238/1988
- Decided
- 2 July 1988
- Bench
- G.L. OZA, K. JAGANNATHA SHETTY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 201, 302; Evidence Act Section 24, 27
Headnote
B Indian Penal Code, 1860: ss. 201 & 302-Murder-Conviction based on circumstancial evidence-Held, charge not proved beyond doubt. Evidence Act, 1872: ss. 24 & 27: Extrajudicial confession-No corroborative evidence-Held, very weak piece of evidence-Dead bodies-Recovery of from open against the accused. The appellant was convicted under s. 302 read with s; 201 tPC for having committed the murder of his father and son. It was alleged, as motive for offence, that the appellant used to quarrel with bis father as the latter wanted to transfer bis land in the name or
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