Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 35 · Decided 10 January 2008
Puran Singh v. State of Uttaranchal
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 35 · [2008] 1 S.C.R. 491
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 437/2006
- Decided
- 10 January 2008
- Bench
- C.K. THAKKER, D.K. JAIN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; Constitution Article 136
Headnote
+ Penal Code, 1860 - s. 302 - Homicidal Death - Due to fire-arm injury - Recovery of gun and empty cartridge - Held: As per Ballistic Expert's opinion, cartridge recovered not fired c from gun allegedly used by accused - Therefore, accused entitled to benefit of doubt,;_ High Court not justified Constitution of India, 1950 - Art. 136 - New plea in Supreme Court for the first time Normally not permitted. D However, in the facts of the case, new plea is considered since -.\ sufficient material is already on record in support of such plea. i ,( According to the prosecution, appellant caused
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