Supreme Court · 1997 INSC 136 · Decided 12 February 1997
Satbir v. Surat Singh and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1997 INSC 136 · [1997] 2 S.C.R. 1
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 779/1989
- Decided
- 12 February 1997
- Bench
- M.K. MUKHERJEE, B.N. KIRPAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 148, 302, 149; CrPC Section 209; Evidence Act Section 9; Constitution Article 136
Headnote
A v. SURAT SINGH AND ORS. FEBRUARY 12, 1997 [M.K. MUKHERJEE AND B.N. KIRPAL, JJ.) B Criminal Law : Penal Code, 1860 : Sections 148 and 302 read with Section 149. Rioting and Murder-Accused-Convicted by Trial Court-Acquitted by c High Court-Validity of Evidence Act, 1872: Section 9. · . : His ev(dence was not necessarily incredible or unbelievable but only required cautioUs and close scrutiny. E ' , , Witnesses-Relation of deceased-Held : In a small village such relationship could not be made a ground to brand the witness as an interested witnes.s--That apart mere
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