Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 1194 · Decided 21 October 2008
State of Punjab v. Avtar Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 1194 · [2008] 15 S.C.R. 37
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1064/2003
- Decided
- 21 October 2008
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, C.K. THAKKER, LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 34
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860: s.302 r.w. s.34- Conviction under, by c Trial Court - Acquittal by High Court - On ground of delay in lodging of FIR and in sending report to Elaka Magistrate and also on account of variance between ocular evidence and medical evidence - Interference with - Held: Not failed to establish the accusations - The view taken by High Court was possible view. D The Trial Court convicted the respondents under s.302 r.w. s.34 IPC. On appeal, High Court ordered acquittal on the ground that there was delay in lodging FIR and considerable delay in sending report to
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