Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 737 · Decided 31 October 2013
State of Rajasthan v. Balveer @ Balli and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 737 · [2013] 11 S.C.R. 557
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 942/2006
- Decided
- 31 October 2013
- Bench
- A.K. PATNAIK, GYAN SUDHA MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 376(2)(g), 302134, 34, 302; CrPC Section 306; Evidence Act Section 133, 114, 157
Headnote
A B Penal Code, 1860 - s. 376(2)(g) and 302134 - Rape and murder - FIR against three accused - One of the accused examined as witness after tendering him pardon uls. 306 C Cr.P.C. - Conviction and sentence of 10 years RI and death sentence for the offences ulss. 376(2)(g) and 302134 respectively - accused - Held: The prosecution case is proved by the evidence of the approver, and the same is admissible in evidence having o been coffoborated by direct and circumstantial independent evidence - Hence convicted u/ss.376(2)(g) and 302134 - However, the death sentence reduced to life
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