Supreme Court of India

Bijoy Singh and Anr. v. State of Bihar

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Reported as [2002] 3 S.C.R. 179
Bench R.P. Sethi and D.M. Dharmadhikari JJ.
Decided 17 April 2002

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the Magistrates receiving reports under Section 157 Cr.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860 : Sections 302, 149 and 307: Murder-Twelve accused-Evidence indicating involvement of two accused in commission of crime-Death of one and injury to other victim- Delay in recording statement of material injured witness-Delay in lodging FIR and sending report-Inconsistency in evidence of eye-witness-Held in the circumstances involvement of only two accused was established-Their conviction and sentence upheld-Other accused held entitled to benefit of ~ <ide of Criminal Procedure, 1973: Sections 154 and 157: FIR-Delay in lodging and sending report-Effect of-Magistrate receiving

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 3 relied on · 1 referred to

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