Supreme Court of India

Husna and Ors. v. State of Punjab

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Reported as [1996] 1 S.C.R. 856
Bench A.S. Anand J.
Decided 23 January 1996

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 : S.162'-Statements to police-Admissibility of-Accused not named in .J.R.-Supplementary statement of complainant naming accused recorded during investigation-Held, is hit by s.162 and cannot be relied upon as a part of .I.R. Indian Penal Code, 1860 : Ss.302, 302134, 44(}-Accused committing house trespass-One of In- truders shot dead son of complainant:-Accused not named in .I.R. but complainant named them in a supplementary statement recorded by police dwing investigation-Trial Court convicting the accused who fired the shot, under Ss.302, 449 !PC and 25 Anns

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