Supreme Court · 1997 INSC 578 · Decided 28 July 1997
Sahib Singh v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1997 INSC 578 · [1997] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 95
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 219/1994
- Decided
- 28 July 1997
- Bench
- M.K. MUKHERJEE, S. SAGHIR AHMAD (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 3(2); Evidence Act Section 25, 26
Headnote
Terrorist & Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987-Penal Code 1860; A B Criminal Trial-S.302/34 1PC read with S.3(2) of the Act-Interested C Witness-Prosecution relying on evidence of f amity members of the deceased-No independent witnesses examined-Enmity between accused and f amity place of incident-Conviction on the testimony of such witnesses whether sustainable-Held, witnesses who D are related to the deceased are as competent to depose the facts as any other witness----Mere relationship does not disqualify a person-The Court should scrutinise their evidence with care and
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