Supreme Court of India

Dalbir Kaur & Ors. v. State of Punjab

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Reported as [1977] 1 S.C.R. 280

Bench A.C. Gupta J.

Decided 20 August 1976

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From the headnote

Constitution of India-Article 136-Practice and procedure-W Ii ether a court of criminal appeal-Whether can interfere with concurrent findings of fact -interference when grave and substantial injustice. Indian Penal Code-Section 302-Non-examination of eye wimesses-ln terested witnesses-Meaning of-Necessity of examining independent witnesses Motive-Delay in lodging FIR and despatch to Magistrate-Identification parade, necessity of. The deceased Ajaib Singh had two sons, Dalbir Singh and Amir Singh. Dalbir Singh along with his wife Mrs. Dalbir Kaur and Mrs. Dalbir Kaur's brother Ajit Singh and

Authorities it was built on

1973 Shivaji Sahebrao Bobade & Anr v. State of Maharashtra cited by 159
1964 Masalti v. State of U. P cited by 86
1953 Habeeb Mohammad v. The Slate of Hyderabad. cited by 16
1953 Habeeb Mohamed v. The State of Hyderabad cited by 7

Where later benches applied it

2022 Pappu v. The State of Uttar Pradesh relied on
2022 Bhagwani v. The State of Madhya Pradesh relied on
2019 Rohtas & Anr. v. The State of Haryana relied on
2018 Jagjit Singh v. State of Punjab relied on
2017 State of Karnataka v. Selvi J. Jayalalitha & Ors. relied on
2017 Ram Chander & Ors. v. State of Haryana relied on
2014 Nand Kumar v. State of Chhatiisgarh relied on
2014 Sushil Ansal v. State through Cbi relied on
2012 Ramachandran v. State of Kerala relied on
2025 Agniraj & Ors. Etc. v. State through Deputy Superintendent of Police Cb-cid referred to
2025 Hakim v. State of Nct of Delhi and Anr. referred to
2022 Khema @ Khem Chandra Etc. v. State of Uttar Pradesh referred to
2022 Mekala Sivaiah v. The State of Andhra Pradesh referred to
2021 Hari & Anr. v. The State of Uttar Pradesh referred to
2017 Sonu@amar v. State of Haryana referred to
2015 Pawan Kumar @ Monu Mittal v. State of Utiar Pradesh & Anr. referred to
2013 Guiram Mondal v. State of West Bengal referred to

Of those, 9 relied on · 8 referred to

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