Supreme Court of India

Hari Charan Kurmi and Jogia Hajam v. State of Bihar

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Reported as [1964] 6 S.C.R. 623

Bench P.B. Gajendragadkar J.

Decided 3 February 1964

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What the Court ordered

In the result, the appeals are allowed and the orders of conviction and sentence passed against the two appellants Haricharan Kurmi and Jogia Hajam are set aside and the accused are ordered to be acquitted.

Judgment, page 14

From the headnote

jdence Act-Confession of co-accused-Not ''evidtnce'' within the meaning of s. 3 Evidence Act-Not substantive evidence against co .. accused-Can be used only to give assurance to conclusion of guilt based on other evidence-Sections 30 and 133 Evidence Act-Dis tinction between-Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (1 of 1872). ~·s. 3, 30, 133. The appellants along with four others were tried and convicted by the Sessions Judge for the offences of dacoity and murder and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for life. On appeal the High Court confirmed the conviction and sentence. Pending that appeal it issued

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2022 Subramanya v. State of Karnataka referred to
2014 Adambhai Sulemanbhai Ajmeri & Ors. v. State of Gujarat referred to

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