Supreme Court of India

Davinder Singh v. State of Punjab

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Reported as [2023] 10 S.C.R. 986
Bench Surya Kant and M. M. Sundresh JJ.
Decided 22 June 2023

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What the Court ordered

In view of the foregoing discussion, we have no hesitation in holding that the conviction and sentence rendered by the Additional Sessions Judge (Adhoc), Fast Track Court, Amritsar in Sessions Case No. 41 of 2002 as confirmed in Criminal Appeal No.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 376, 452 and 506 – Acquittal under – Allegation that appellant committed offence against the pro secutrix (PW-6) u/s. 376 at her residence – The appellant-ac cused was charged and convicted u/ss. 376, 452 and 506 by the Trial Court and the same was confirmed by the High Court – On appeal, held: There was delay in filing complaint – There was no attempt to recover the knife from the appellant as it is a specific case o f the prosecution that he committed the offence by threatening to harm the pr osecutrix – There was no reason as to non-examination of the sole eye wit

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