Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 894 · Decided 24 November 2006
Vikramjlt Singh@ Vicky v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 894 · [2006] SUPP. 9 S.C.R. 375
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1459/2005
- Decided
- 24 November 2006
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, MARKANDEY KATJU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC; CrPC Section 313; Evidence Act Section 106, 8
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860--Prosecution case that husband murdered wife­ Imposition of death sentence-Upheld by High Court-Correctness of-Held: A B Circumstances referred to by High Court did not form links in the chain- C It did not point out to the guilt of the accused-Also, circumstances which as per under section 313 Cr.P. C.-Thus, order of courts below cannot be accepted-Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973- Section 313. Criminal Law: Two views-Possibility, effect-Held: If.two views appear to be probable, one contended by accused should be accepted-On facts, 'courts below weighed the
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