Supreme Court · 2015 INSC 936 · Decided 16 December 2015
State of Punjab v. Bittu &ANR. ETC. ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2015 INSC 936 · [2015] 10 S.C.R. 1121
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 548/2013
- Decided
- 16 December 2015
- Bench
- PINAKI CHANDRA GHOSE, R.K. AGRAWAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 1208, 302, 201
Headnote
1121 STATE OF PUNJAB v. BITTU &ANR. ETC. ETC. (CriminalAppeal Nos.548-551 of2013) DECEMBER 16, 2015 [PINAKI CHANDRA GHOSE AND R.K. AGRAWAL, JJ.) A B Penal Code, 1860- ss.1208, 302 and 201 rlw. s.34 - Prosecution under - Of five accused - Conviction by trial c court relying on testimony of its case beyond reasonable doubt - the testimonies of PWs 5 and 7 as eye- D witnesses are highly doubtful - Though the motive is established by PW7, but the motive alone cannot be sufficient to convict the accused - Even the medical evidence does not support the prosecution version - The accused
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