Supreme Court · 1997 INSC 137 · Decided 12 February 1997
Vijender v. The State of Delhi
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1997 INSC 137 · [1997] 1 S.C.R. 1181
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 769/1996
- Decided
- 12 February 1997
- Bench
- M.K. MUKHERJEE, B.N. KIRPAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 25; CrPC Section 173, 190(1), 162; Evidence Act Section 6, 60, 157, 27, 32(1), 145; Arms Act Section 5, 39
Headnote
STATE OF DELHI FEBRUARY 12, 1997 [M.K. MUKHERJEE AND B.N. KIRPAL] Criminal Law : Evidence Act, 1872 : Sections 6, 60 and 157. Hearsay evidence-Offence of kidnapping-Father of victim deposed that witness gave him the vehicle number in which his son was kidnapped and names of accused as of victim's father was hearsay and not admissible-But his testimony that witness told D him that his son was kidnapped would be admissible as co"oborative evidence under S.157-S.6 not applicable. Section 27-Dead body already recovered by police-Accused stated the place where dead body was
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