Supreme Court · 1962 INSC 366 · Decided 10 December 1962
Ram Lochan Ahir v. State of West Bengal
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1962 INSC 366 · [1963] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 852
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 134/1961
- Decided
- 10 December 1962
- Bench
- SYED JAFFER IMAM, K. SUBBA RAO, N. RAJAGOPALA AYYANGAR, J.R. MUDHOLKAR (4-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 364, 302; Evidence Act Section 9
Headnote
JO. 852 SUPREME COURT REPORTS [1963) SUPP. RAM LOCHAN AHIR "· STATE OF WEST BENGAL (S.J. IMAM, K. SUBBA RAO, N. RAJAGOPALA AYYANGAR and J. R. MUDHOLKAR, JJ.) Criminal Trial-M urder-Jdentification-A.dmisaibility of euper-impoaed photograph to utablish identity of skeleton-Mie­ the murder of one Pancham Sukla. The jury returned a verdict of guilty against him under ss. 364 and 302 of the Indian Penal Code. The Sessions Judge accepted the verdict and sentenced him to death under s. 302 and to rigor­ ous imprisonment for life under s. 364. The High Court
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