Supreme Court of India

Balwant Singh and Others v. State of Punjab

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Reported as [2008] 2 S.C.R. 497
Bench P.P. Naolekar and Markandey Kat Ju JJ.
Decided 6 February 2008

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Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 302 and 34 - Accused armed with deadly weapons causing fatal injuries - Conviction under s. 302 by courts below- On basis of testimony of two witnesses c - Correctness of - Held: Testimonies of two witnesses corroborated each other - Though one of the witnesses did not see fatal injuries caused to deceased, but there is strong circumstantial evidence that they were caused by accused - Accused armed with deadly weapons had gone to the house 0 of deceased indicates their deadly intentions - More so, particular injury not being attributable to particular accused is not

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