Supreme Court · 1994 INSC 443 · Decided 5 October 1994
Sukhpal v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1994 INSC 443 · [1994] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 271
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 732/1992
- Decided
- 5 October 1994
- Bench
- G.N. RAY, FAIZAN UDDIN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Arms Act Section 25
Headnote
Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987: Section 5. A B Accused-Possession of unlicensed arms and ammunitions-Ap­ prehension by a police party from a notified area-Failure of accused to rebut C statutory presumption under Section 5--'Failure to explain purpose of posses- that Rifle was in firing condition-Conviction under Section 5 held justified-Held as a Rule of prudence corroboration by a reliable witness is desirable but cannot always be insisted as a matter of cours~Test firing by Armourer is not necessary. D The appellant was prosecuted under Section 5 of
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