Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 383 · Decided 8 September 1999
State of Punjab v. Gurdeep Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 383 · [1999] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 237
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 393/1992
- Decided
- 8 September 1999
- Bench
- K.T. THOMAS, D.P. MOHAPATRA, U.C. BANERJEE (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 376, 201
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860: Sections 302, 376 and 201-Deceased minor girl raped and murdered-Complaint lodged with the police-Evidence of PW- A B 7 that the respondent, after 24 days of the incident, confessed of his raping C and murdering the deceased-Respondent convicted by Trial Court under Sections 302, of RS-Appeal to the High Court­ Allowed on the ground that the extra judicial confession after a long lapse of time was inconsequent-Present appeal filed-Held-Delayed extra judicial D confession before a person wholly unconnected with the police is gravely doubtful-PW-7 known to the
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