Supreme Court of India

Jarnail Singh v. State of Punjab

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Reported as [2009] 1 S.C.R. 311
Bench Altamas Kabir J.
Decided 15 January 2009

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Penal Code, 1860 - s. 304 (Part II) - Death Caused - Three eye-witnesses - One turned hostile and the other c declared won-over - Evidence of sole eye-witness not in conformity with his police statement and FIR version given by him - Conviction u/s.304 (Part II) by trial court- In appeal by accused High Court convicting the accused u/s. 304 (Part I) - On appeal, held: Conviction liable to be set aside - Prosecution version is doubtful and full of contradictions - Testimony of sole eye-witness cannot be relied on if it is full of embellishment and contradictions without corroboration in

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