Supreme Court of India

Lehna v. State of Haryana

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Reported as [2002] 1 S.C.R. 377

Bench M.B. Shah, B.N. Agrawal and Arijit Pasayat JJ.

Decided 22 January 2002

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From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860 : Section 302-Conviction based on evidence of injured eye witnesses Death sentence awarded by trial court--Confirmed by High Court-On appeal, conviction upheld-However no ei•idence of diabolic planning to commit the crime though the act was cruel-On being deprived of his livelihood on the land being taken awcry accused exhibited his resentment-Frequency of quarrels indicate lack of sinister planning to commit murder-Hence death sentence not proper--Sentence modified to life imprisonment. Section 324-Conviction under-Evidence of injured eye-witnesses Held,

Authorities it was built on

1964 Masalti v. State of U. P cited by 86
1974 Ediga Anamma v. State of Andhra Pradesh cited by 28

Where later benches applied it

2025 Dr. Sunil Kumar Singh v. Bihar Legislative Council (through Secretary) and Ors. relied on
2019 Ravi S/o Ashok Ghumare v. The State of Maharashtra relied on
2019 Dattatraya @ Datta Ambo Rokade v. The State of Maharashtra relied on
2019 Md Mannan @ Abdul Mannan v. State of Bihar relied on
2013 Nagappan v. State by Inspector of Police, Tamil Nadu relied on
2012 Oma @ Omprakash and Anr. v. State of Tamil Nadu relied on
2022 Manoj & Ors v. State of Madhya Pradesh referred to
2018 Rajendra Pralhadrao Wasnik v. State of Maharashtra referred to
2017 Mukesh & Anr. v. State for Nct of Delhi & Ors. referred to
2012 Absar Alam @ Afsar Alam v. State of Bihar referred to

Of those, 6 relied on · 4 referred to

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