Supreme Court of India

Nikka Singh v. State of Punjab

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Bench M.K. Mukherjee and S.P. Kurdukar JJ.
Decided 8 October 1996

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that no interference with the order of acquittal of Gurtaj Singh is called for.

Judgment, page 4

From the headnote

JUDGMENT: WITH CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.537 OF 1989 Jit Singh V. State of Punjab & Anr J U M N T S.P. KURDUKAR, J. Criminal Appeal No. 585 of 1995 is at the behest of the appellant (accused) under Section 19 of the Terrorist and Disruptive (Special Courts) Act ( for short ’TADA’), against the judgment and order of conviction dated 12th November, 1988 passed by the Additional Judge, Designated Court, Ferozopur. The Designated Court, found the appellant quality of the offence punishable under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for committing the murder of Gurdip Singh and sentenced him to suffer…

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