Supreme Court of India

State of Punjab v. Bhajan Singh & Others.

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Reported as [1975] 1 S.C.R. 747
Bench Hans Raj Khanna J.
Decided 16 August 1974

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What the Court ordered

In the result the accused were acquitted. · We have heard Mr.

Judgment, page 4

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Crilnina/ law-Accused charged with murder-Omission by prosecution to esta· hlish that death was homicidal-Suspicion against accused-Effect-Extra judicial confession-Weight of-Evidence of association of accused and deceased-Weight of. Practice and Procedure-Acquittal by High Court-Interference by Supreme Court. The four respondents were charged with the murder of three persons. The evi· dencc in the case was circumstantial. The trial Court found them guilty relying on the facts : (a) that the accused wanted to grab the shares of the deceased in a property hence had a motive to commit the

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