Content Provider | Supreme Court of India |
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e-ISSN | 30484839 |
Language | English |
Access Restriction | NDLI |
Subject Keyword | s.148 and s.323 rlw s.149 1860 - s. 302 rlw s. 149 s. 449 rlw s.149 s. 307 rlw s. 149 Penal Code |
Content Type | Text |
Resource Type | Law Judgement |
Jurisdiction | India |
Case Type | Appeal |
Court | Supreme Court of India |
Disposal Nature | Appeal Disposed Off |
Headnote | Penal Code, 1860 - s. 302 rlw s. 149; s. 307 rlw s. 149; s. 449 rlw s.149; s.148 and s.323 rlw s.149 - Assault launched by unlawful assembly armed with sharp edged weapons and fire- arms - Leading to death of one person and injuries to four others - Prosecution case based on the ocular testimony of PWs 4 and 5, who were daughter-in-law and daughter, respectively, of the deceased - Conviction of appellants - Challenge to - Held: Testimonies of injured witnesses PW4 and PW5 were natural, cogent and trustworthy and non- examination of the other two injured witnesses did not, in any way, affect the prosecution case - PWs 4 and 5 categorically testified about the brutal attack made by the appellants on victims by describing their overt acts during the occurrence - Both of them were rustic women and not tutored witnesses - In the facts of the case, it could not be said that FIR came into being after deliberation - The Investigation Officer PW18 Sub-Inspector seized blood stained earth from the occurrence place and that clenched the situs of the crime - There was also motive for the occurrence - The appellants nurtured a grudge against the victims on account of murder of a person belonging to their party and one of the family members of the complainant side was involved in the said murder and that culminated in the occurrence - However, on facts, the overt act attributed to appellant 'S', namely, attack on neck of the deceased with gandasa, was doubtful and his presence was not established and the benefit of doubt has to be given to him - But so far as the other appellants are concerned, the prosecution version was consistent, namely, that they were armed with the lethal weapons and attacked the deceased and others and the conviction and sentences recorded by the Courts below were correct - Arms Act, 1959 - s. 25.Evidence - Witness - Injured witness - Appreciation of - Held: The evidence of injurf)d witness, being a stamped witness, is accorded a special status in law - Injury to the witness is an inbuilt guarantee of his presence at the scene of the crime and because such a witness would not want to let the actual assailant go unpunished. |
Judge | Hon'ble Mr. Justice Chockalingam Nagappan |
Neutral Citation | 2014 INSC 563 |
Petitioner | Balwan Singh And Ors. |
Respondent | State Of Haryana |
SCR | [2014] 9 S.C.R. 454 |
Judgement Date | 2014-08-26 |
Case Number | 1842 |
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