Supreme Court of India

Dalbir Singh v. State of Haryana

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Reported as [2008] 8 S.C.R. 1026
Bench Arijit Pasayat J.
Decided 15 May 2008

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From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 302 and 148 - Conviction under . .../Prosecution case that nephew killing his uncle over prop- c --e,rty dispute - Other co-accused also caused injuries to de- ceased - Incident witnessed by grandfather and he identified his grandson - Conviction of nephew, however, acquittal of other co-accused by courts below - Held: Grandfather identi- fied the accused from his voice at dark night - His evidence cannot be discarded, though he did not identify other assail- ants - Duty of Court is to separate grain from chaff - Where chaff can be separated from grain, the Court can

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