Supreme Court of India
Kishore Chand v. State of Himachal Pradesh
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What the Court ordered
Before parting with the case, it is necessary to state that from the facts and circumstances of this case it would appear that the investigat- ing officer has taken the appellant, a peon, the driver and the cleaner for ride and trampled upon their fundamental personal liberty and F lugged them in the capital offence punishable under section 302. l.P.C. by freely fabricating evidence against the innocent.
Judgment, page 12
From the headnote
Indian Penal Code, I860: ss. 302 & 20 I-Conviction based on circumstantial evidence-Facts consistent with innocence of accused Whether entitled to benefit of doubt-Tendency of free fabrication of • record to implicate innocents in capital offence deprecated. ........ Constitution of India: Articles I4, 19, 2 I & 39A/Universal Decla ration of Human Rights: Articles 3 & 10--Indigent accused-Right to liberty and life, equal justice and free legal aid-Need to assign experienced amicus curiae to ensure effective and meaningful defence emphasised. The appellant was convicted nnder ss, 302 and 201
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Of those, 2 referred to
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