Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 245 · Decided 11 April 2013
Tejinder Singh @ Kaka v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 245 · [2013] 2 S.C.R. 802
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1279/2008
- Decided
- 11 April 2013
- Bench
- C.K. PRASAD, V. GOPALA GOWDA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 376(2)(g), 201, 506, 34; Constitution
Headnote
PENAL CODE, 1860: ss. 302, 376(2)(g), 201 and 506 - Gang rape and murder - Conviction by trial court - Affirmed by High Court - Held: There is major discrepancy in the testimony of witnesses and also registration of FIR on the basis of information furnished 0 by the informant - Further, the accused were stated to have made confessional statement, reported ·. the matter to police after 16 days - His evidence. is not believable - The narration of the alleged offences against the appellants and other accused by prosecution witnesses is most unnatural and unbelievable to
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