Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 83 · Decided 14 February 2002
State of Punjab v. Jugraj Singh and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 83 · [2002] 1 S.C.R. 998
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 287/1997
- Decided
- 14 February 2002
- Bench
- R.P. SETHI, K.G. BALAKRISHNAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 34; Evidence Act; Constitution Article 136; Arms Act Section 25, 30
Headnote
OF PUNJAB V. JUGRAJ SINGH AND ORS. FEBRLARY 14, 2002 B [R.P. SETHI AND K.G. BALAKRISHNAN, JJ.j Penal Code, 1860: Sections 302 and 34: Murder case -Acquittal of accused by High Court by ignorinx the C convincing evidences of eye-witnesse' and other attending cin:umstances on the ground of desoatch to the Magistrate go to show that there was no possibility uf either wrong persun being impleaded either as accused or eye-witness. Evidence Act, 1872: Eye-witne.1·se1·- E Appreciution of testimony of ( :nda the circumstances of 1he cuse if the eye .. witnesses happen to he
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