Supreme Court · 1992 INSC 127 · Decided 28 April 1992
Surjit Singh Alias Gurmit Singh v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1992 INSC 127 · [1992] 2 S.C.R. 786
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 809/1981
- Decided
- 28 April 1992
- Bench
- M.M. PUNCHHI, B.P. JEEVAN REDDY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 149, 302, 34, 435, 449, 326
Headnote
Indian Penal Code, 1860: ~ Sections 34, 302, 326, 449-Accused setting up plea of alibi-Burden of c p.·oof-Misdescriptions/omissions in FIR-Effect of-Eye-witnesses ac- count--Taking of-High Court setting aside acquittal and recording convic- ...... tion-Validl!y of. ~ The appellant, who was offences of criminal trespass, murdering the D Sarpanch of the Village Panchayat and causing grevious hurts to PW2. Two more accused were charged for having burnt the wheat bundles belonging to the deceased. The Trial Court acquitted the appellant and two others extending to them the benefit of
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