Supreme Court of India

Lakhwinder Singh and Ors. v. State of Punjab

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Bench N. Santosh Hegde J.
Decided 17 December 2002

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Penal Code, 1860-Section 148 and Sections 302, 325, 324, 323 and 336 read with 149-Arms Act, 1959-Section 27-Aflegation that accused along with co-accused committing murder of a person and injuring others- Conviction and sentence-High Court convicting accused but acquitting co­ accused-Held, in view of the findings based on the evidence on record, prosecution case not credible due to several lacunae in it-Hence conviction and sentence of accused set aside.

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