Supreme Court · 1965 INSC 121 · Decided 25 April 1965
Sita Ram v. State of Uttar Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1965 INSC 121 · [1966] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 265
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 118/1964
- Decided
- 25 April 1965
- Bench
- A.K. SARKAR, J.R. MUDHOLKAR, R.S. BACHAWAT (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; Evidence Act Section 25
Headnote
265 A SITA RAM v. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH B April 25, 1965 c D E [A. K. SARKAR, C.J .• J. R. MUDHOLKAR AND R. S. BACHAWAT, JJ.) Indian Evidence Act. 1872 (1 of 1872), s. 25-Confessional letter to Police Officer-Admissibitity. The appellant was convicted for urder under s. 302 Indian Pe­ intention that it should be received by the Sub-Inspector, kept it near the dead body and left the l:ouse after locking it. The lock was broken open and the letter was recovered by the Sub-Inspector. In appeal to this Court the admissibility of this letter was challenged. HELD: (Per Curium)
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