Supreme Court of India

Lakhwinder Singh and Ors. v. State of Punjab

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Reported as [2002] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 136
Bench N. Santosh Hegde J.
Decided 17 December 2002

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Penal Code, 1860-Section 148 and Sections 302, 325, 324, 323 and 336 read with 149-Arms Act, 1959-Section 27-Aflegation that accused along with co-accused committing murder of a person and injuring others- Conviction and sentence-High Court convicting accused but acquitting co­ accused-Held, in view of the findings based on the evidence on record, prosecution case not credible due to several lacunae in it-Hence conviction and sentence of accused set aside. It is alleged that the appellants and otllus variously armed committed the murder of one person and caused injuries to informant and other

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