Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 329 · Decided 23 July 2003
Pawan Kumar v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 329 · [2003] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 710
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 62/2003
- Decided
- 23 July 2003
- Bench
- B.N. AGRAWAL, B.N. SRIKRISHNA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 34; Constitution Article 136, 142
Headnote
Indian Penal Code, 1860: S. 302 rlw s. 34-Conviction based on circumstantial evidence- C Propriety of-A taxi driver found dead in a hotel room-Two persons who had hired the taxi and were alleged to have stayed in the hotel room along with the driver were prosecuted for the offence-The prosecution driver for a night and left on the following day early in D the morning-Later, when the room was opened the driver was found dead in the room-Trial court convicted both the accused u/s 302 rlw s. 34 and sentenced them to imprisonment for life-High Court confirmed the conviction and the
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