Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 377 · Decided 8 August 2003
The Government of NCT of Delhi v. Jaspal Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 377 · [2003] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 335
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 248/2003
- Decided
- 8 August 2003
- Bench
- DORAISWAMY RAJU, H.K. SEMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 120B, 61; CrPC Section 313; Evidence Act Section 10, 30; Constitution Article 136; Arms Act Section 25
Headnote
Official Secrets Act, 1923-Sections 3, 5 and 9/Penal Code, 1860- Section 120B/Punjab Excise Act-Section 61/Arms Act-Section 25/Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973-Section 313: A B c Charges against four accused under the Official Secrets Act/Other Acts­ Conviction by the trial Court-Acquittal of Proof of-Held: Confession of an accused not a substantive evidence to convict other t~an its maker-Court may accept other evidence but not relying upon · D them-However, confession of co-accused could fortify its belief to act upon the other evidence-When common object of the
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