Supreme Court of India

State of Haryana v. Ram Singh

Neutral citation
Reported as [2002] 1 S.C.R. 208
Bench Umesh C. Banerjee and N. Santosh Hegde JJ.
Decided 15 January 2002
Status Distinguished

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that he (Ram Singh alias Singha) should be acquitted, giving him the benefit of doubt..

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860/Evidence Act, 1872-Section 302/Sections 3 and 27. Murder-Charges Framed-Prosecution case-Credibility of- Contradiction between medical evidence and eye witnesses account­ Evidence of availability of some bones at the place of occurrence not placed before the post mortem doctor for examination-Inconsistency between the date of the disclosure statement and the arrest of one of the accused-No independent witnesses to all the disclosures, discoveries and arrest-All eye witnesses relatives of the deceased-Trial Court finding the evidence trust worthy convicted all the accused-High

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 relied on · 1 distinguished · 3 referred to · 1 not applicable

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