Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 833 · Decided 16 July 2008
State of Punjab v. Kulwant Singh @ Kanta
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 833 · [2008] 10 S.C.R. 1075
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 493/2001
- Decided
- 16 July 2008
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, P. SATHASIVAM, MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 307; CrPC Section 378
Headnote
10 S.C.R. 1075 STATE OF PUNJAB A v. KULWANT SINGH @ KANTA (Criminal Apepal No. 493 of 2001) ,;--- . -( JULY 16, 2008 B [DR. ARIJIT PASAYAT, P. SATHASIVAM AND DR. MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA, JJ] Penal Code, 1860: s; 302 - Murder- Conviction by trial court - Acquittal by c High Court - HELD: Statement of and the person who ,)- informed the informant also not examined - Injuries on ac- D cused, on facts of case, were required to be explained - Ac- quittal directed by High Court cannot be faulted - Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s. 378. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: E s. 378 - Appeal
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