Supreme Court · 1963 INSC 173 · Decided 16 August 1963
State of Uttar Pradesh v. Singhara Singh and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1963 INSC 173 · [1964] 4 S.C.R. 485
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 31/1962
- Decided
- 16 August 1963
- Bench
- A.K. SARKAR, M. HIDAYATULLAH, J.C. SHAH (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; CrPC Section 164; Evidence Act Section 74, 80
Headnote
SUPREME COURT REPORTS 485 ST A TE OF UTT AR PRADESH ti. SINGHARA SINGH AND OTHERS (A. K. SARKAR, M. HIDAYATULLAH AND J. c. SHAH, JJ.) Crin1inal Procedure-Evidence-Respondents accused of mur­ der-A1agistrate not empo1vered to record a confession records a con~ fession-Records of Procedure, 1898 (Act 5 of 1898), ss. 164. 364. 533-lndian Evidence Act, 1872 (! of 1872), ss. 74 80 and 159. By sub-sec. ( 1) of s. 164 of the Code of Criminal Procedure it \Y~s provided, '\<\ny Presidency Magistrate, any Wlagistrate of the first class and any I'vfagistrate of the second
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