Supreme Court of India

Jarnail Singh v. State of Punjab

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Reported as [1995] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 584
Bench M.K. Mukherjee and B.N. Kirpal JJ.
Decided 23 November 1995

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What the Court ordered

Resultantly, the appellant cannot be con­ victed for the offence under section 302 IPC, but as he had fired at Sukhdev Singh with rifle he cannot escape his conviction for the attempt to commit H his murder.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Indian Penal Code-Sections 302, 307 and 34--Evidence found unac­ ceptable against two accused-Whether could be relied on to convict other co-accused--Evidence Act-Generally. Indian Penal Code-Sections 302, 307 and 34-Deceased sustained three injuries-One injury caused by X fatal, the others caused by Y not fatal-X acquitted but Y convicted under S.302-Held, cannot be sustained. Evidence Act-Generally-Evidence of defence witness examined on behalf of one accused-If can be relied on against the another. The appellant along with four others was tried for commission of offence unde_r sections

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