Supreme Court of India

Hare Krishna Singh & Ors. Etc. v. State of Bihar

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Reported as [1988] 3 S.C.R. 1
Bench Murari Mohon Dutt and K. Jagannatha Shetty JJ.
Decided 24 February 1988

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the appellant Hare Krishna Singh has been rightly convicted and sentenced as above.

Judgment, page 14

From the headnote

Sections 34, 96, 100, 302 and 379---Common intention is not by itself an offence-It creates a joint and constructive liability for the crime committed in furtherance of such common intention-Guilt of accused-Burden of proof is on prosecution-Not necessary for pro- secution to explain how and in what circumstances injuries inflicted on person of accused. Indian Evidence ·Act, 1872: Section 9-Test Identification parade-Failure to identify accused by P. W. effect of on case of prosecution. The prosecution case as appearing from the Fardbeyan or the FIR lodged by P.W. 3, a social worker was that

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 referred to

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