Supreme Court · 1978 INSC 242 · Decided 24 November 1978
Salim Zia v. State of U.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1978 INSC 242 · [1979] 2 S.C.R. 394
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 213/1977
- Decided
- 24 November 1978
- Bench
- JASWANT SINGH, O. CHINNAPPA REDDY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC; CrPC Section 417; Arms Act Section 25
Headnote
Supreme Court (Enlargement of Crilninal Appellate Jurisdiction) Act, '1970;. Sec. 2(a) & Indian Penal Code, 1860 <Act 45 of 1860), Sec. 302-Accusetl firing at the deceased res1dting in insta11r death-Accused claiming right of private defence of person, property-Onus on accused rnay be prosecution witnesses or by adducing defence evidence. _......, Appeal against. acquittal-Reversing the order of acquittal-Principles, cri .. teria and guidelines. ~, The a.ppellant's father one Jaffar Ali leased out an acre of pctddy growing· land to the deceased. The prosecution alleged
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