Supreme Court of India

Sucha Singh and Anr. v. State of Punjab

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Reported as [2003] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 35

Bench Doraiswamy Raju and Arijit Pasayat JJ.

Decided 31 July 2002

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From the headnote

Evidence Act, 1872-Section 3: Partisan witness-Credibility of-Held: Relationship does not affect credibility of a witness. Major portion of evidence deficient leading to acquittal of number of accused-Residue sufficient to prove guilt of some accused-Credibility of Held: Accused can be convicted notwithstanding acquittal of number accused since it is the duty of the Court to separate grain from the chaff Criminal Trial: Rule of benefit of doubt-Applicability of Reasonable doubt-It is fair doubt based upon reason and common sense and not on imaginary, trivial or nearly possible doubt-It must

Authorities it was built on

1973 Shivaji Sahebrao Bobade & Anr v. State of Maharashtra cited by 159
1957 Vadivelu Thevar v. The State of Madras cited by 67

Where later benches applied it

2018 Menoka Malik and Others v. The State of West Bengal and Others relied on
2013 Nagappan v. State by Inspector of Police, Tamil Nadu relied on
2013 Hiraman v. State of Maharashtra relied on
2012 Arumugam v. State Rep. by Insp. of Police relied on
2012 Jagroop Singh v. State of Punjab relied on
2012 Ramesh Harijan v. State of U.P. relied on
2012 Nagesh v. State of Karnataka relied on
2024 Kalinga @ Kushal v. State of Karnataka by Police Inspector Hubli referred to
2021 Achhar Singh v. State of Himachal Pradesh referred to
2013 Ranjit Singh v. State of Punjab referred to

Of those, 7 relied on · 3 referred to

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