Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 502 · Decided 22 September 2003
State of Punjab v. Pohla Singh and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 502 · [2003] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 993
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 907/1996
- Decided
- 22 September 2003
- Bench
- DORAISWAMY RAJU, ARIJIT PASAYAT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 34
Headnote
B Penal Code, 1860: S.302 r/w s.34-Four accused charged for causing death ofvictim­ Trial court convicting two of them uls 302134-Acquittal by High Court C on the ground of delay In lodging FIR and the time alleged to have been chosen by accused -Held, it is not the time but unexplained delay Court-Incident took place at 5.30 in the morning­ Question raised by High Court about time of incident is hypothetical and a conjecture-Judgment of High Court is indefensible and is set aside- D Delay in lodging FIR-Appeal-Appraisal of evidence by appellate court. Respondents and two other
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