Supreme Court · 1978 INSC 92 · Decided 26 April 1978
Shan Karia v. State of Rajasthan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1978 INSC 92 · [1978] 3 S.C.R. 736
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 561/1976
- Decided
- 26 April 1978
- Bench
- R.S. SARKARIA, N.L. UNTWALIA, P.S. KAILASAM (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; CrPC Section 313, 164, 164(2); Evidence Act Section 24
Headnote
IH 736 SHAN KARIA 11. STATE OF RAJASTHAN April 26, 1978 [R. S. SARKARIA, N. L. UNTWALIA AND P. S. KAILASAM, JJ.j Proof of guilt-Tests to be applied by the Courts in a capital case when relying solely on confessional statement of the accused-Identification of Pri­ soners Act, Sections 4 and The appellant was tried, convicted and sentenced to death under Section 302, Penal Code for the double murder of Kartar Singh and Mada Si'Ilgh deceased, by the Sessions Judge, Ganganagar. He wa6 further convicted for offenres under Sections 307, 459, 460 and 380 Pena] Code. The case of the
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