Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 166 · Decided 12 February 2009
State of U.P. v. Sukhpal Singh & Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 166 · [2009] 2 S.C.R. 24
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1285/2001
- Decided
- 12 February 2009
- Bench
- DALVEER BHANDARI, H.S. BEDI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 396, 302
Headnote
2 S.C.R. 24 STATE OF U.P. vs. SUKHPAL SINGH & OTHERS Criminal Appeal No.1285-1287 of 2001 FEBRUARY 12, 2009 (DALVEER BHANDARI AND HARJIT SINGH BEDI, JJ.) Penal Code, 1860 : s.396 - Oacoity and murder- Conviction by trial court- C Acq1,1ittal by High Court - Held: Evidence on record clearly by other evidence - It also gravely 0 erred in ignoring dying declarations recorded by Magistrate - Test identification parade was not required as accused were known to witnesses - Judgment of High Court set aside and that of the trial court restored - Dying declaration - Test Iden­
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