Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 812 · Decided 6 August 2007
Silak Ram and ANR. v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 812 · [2007] 8 S.C.R. 849
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1020/2007
- Decided
- 6 August 2007
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, D.K. JAIN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 34; CrPC Section 154
Headnote
B Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973-Section 154-FJR-Delay in lodging FIR-Effect on prosecution case-Held: Delay in lodging FIR by itself would not be fatal to prosecution case unless it is unexplained and such C delay is coupled with the likelihood of concoction of evidence-On facts, delay in fatal to prosecution case-Also evidence of eye witnesses cogent and credible-Hence, conviction of accused under sections 302 rlw 34 for causing homicidal death of one, justified- Penal Code, 1860-Sections 302 read with 34. D According to the prosecution case, accused N had quarreled with J over
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