Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 215 · Decided 3 May 1999
State of Haryana v. Tek Singh and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 215 · [1999] 2 S.C.R. 967
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 360/1993
- Decided
- 3 May 1999
- Bench
- G.B. PATTANAIK, M.B. SHAH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 148, 149, 302, 449; CrPC Section 173; Evidence Act
Headnote
B Criminal Law: Penal Code 1860-Sections 148, 149, 302, 449-8 accused forming an unlawful assembly-Assault and murder of two persons-Eye witnesses fully C corroborated by medical evidence-Conviction by Sessions Court-Acquittal of 5 accused by High Court based on miner contradictions-Relying on testimony of eye-witnesses­ Evidence Act, 1872. Criminal trial : Evidence recorded by a Police Officer under Section 173 Cr. P.C.­ Held, cannot be considered while appreciating the deposition of witnesses before court. Respondents along with three others were charged for offences
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