Supreme Court · 2000 INSC 223 · Decided 18 April 2000
Raghbir Singh v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2000 INSC 223 · [2000] 3 S.C.R. 127
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 645/1998
- Decided
- 18 April 2000
- Bench
- D.P. WADHWA, RUMA PAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; Evidence Act Section 54
Headnote
B Evidence Act, 1872: Section 54-FIR-Filing of-Delay in-Credibility of eyewitnesses- Effect on-Held: Rushing of victim to the hospital is more important than filing c the FIR-On facts, delay in filing FIR satisfactorily explained-Hence, such delay does not affect the credibility of eyewitnesses. etc., of the deceased were relatable to the bullet injury-Held : Trial Court rightly concluded that death is due to bullet injury and not due to the diseases-Hence, conviction upheld. ' Criminal Trial : E Witness-Eye witnesses-Not seen by the police at the hospital where the victim was
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