Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 396 · Decided 14 August 2003
State of Punjab v. Karnail Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 396 · [2003] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 593
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 829/1996
- Decided
- 14 August 2003
- Bench
- DORAISWAMY RAJU, ARIJIT PASAYAT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC; Evidence Act Section 3; Constitution Article 136
Headnote
B Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: Appeal against acquittal-Interference-Permissibility of-Held: C Interference is permissible only when there are compelling and substantial reasons-Constitution of India, 1950-Article 136. Section I 54-FIR-Delay in lodging-Effect of-Held: Merely because FIR was infected area. Section 313-Statement of accused-Facts within special knowledge of accused, when not satisfactorily explained in a murder case-Effect. of­ Held: It is a factor against accused and sufficient to fasten guilt of accused Evidence Act, 1872-Section 3: Partisen
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