Supreme Court of India

Satbir v. Surat Singh and Ors.

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Reported as [1997] 2 S.C.R. 1
Bench M.K. Mukherjee J.
Decided 12 February 1997

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Criminal Law : Penal Code, 1860 : Sections 148 and 302 read with Section 149. Rioting and Murder-Accused-Convicted by Trial Court-Acquitted by c High Court-Validity of Evidence Act, 1872: Section 9. · . Identification of accused-Failure to identify one of the accused-Held: Benefit could go only to the person not identified and not to others. Criminal Trial : Witnesses-Chance witness-Held : His ev(dence was not necessarily incredible or unbelievable but only required cautioUs and close scrutiny. ' , , Witnesses-Relation of deceased-Held : In a small village such relationship could not be made

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