Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 588 · Decided 11 September 2014
Sukhjit Singh v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 588 · [2014] 10 S.C.R. 608
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 263/2013
- Decided
- 11 September 2014
- Bench
- DIPAK MISRA, A.K. SIKRI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 364; CrPC Section 313
Headnote
PENAL CODE, 1860: c s.364 - Conviction and,sentence of 10 years RI to accused husband - Affirmed by High Court - The evidence shows that the victim-wife remained in jail - None of the witnesses have stated anything about abduCtion - _Judgment of courts below set aside - Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s.313 - Statement of accused - When requisite questions have not been put to accused it has caused E immense prejudice to him, more so, when there is no evidence to establish his complicity in the alleged abduction. Allowing the appeal, the Court HELD: 1.1. The evidence of the mother of
Judgments are the courts' own published copies, provided for study; they are not certified copies. Source: Indian Supreme Court & High Court Judgments, Dattam Labs (CC-BY-4.0)