Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 1156 · Decided 18 September 2009
Raj Narain Singh v. State of U.P. & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 1156 · [2009] 14 S.C.R. 755
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 891/2002
- Decided
- 18 September 2009
- Bench
- DALVEER BHANDARI, MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 34; Evidence Act Section 134; Constitution Article 136; Arms Act Section 302, 307, 323, 27, 30
Headnote
, ~ Penal Code, 18601 Arms Act, 1959 - ss. 302, 307, 323 c and 342 rlw s. 341 ss. 27 and 30 - Prosecution under - Conviction by trial court - Acquittal by High Court - On appeal, held: Acquittal order not correct - Eye witnesses' version is consistent and corroborates the version of corroborated by medical evidence - D Plea of private defence not proved - Non-examination of - ,.., available witnesses not fatal - No particular number of witnesses required to prove a fact - Evidence Act, 1872 - s. 134. Constitution of India, 1950 - Article 136 - Jurisdiction E' under - Scope
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