Supreme Court of India
Khushwinder Singh v. State of Punjab
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In view of the above and for the reasons stated above, the present appeals fail.
Judgment, page 19
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Penal Code, 1860: ss. 364, 302, 307 and 380 – Prosecution under – Murder of 6 persons – By kidnapping them and drugging them with sleeping tablets and then drowning them in a canal – Conviction by courts below – Death sentence imposed – On appeal, held: The prosecution has proved the case against the accused by cogent evidence – The case is proved by eye-witness, independent witness and the witness before whom the accused made extra-judicial confession – The witnesses are trustworthy and reliable – There are no material contradiction which may affect the prosecution case – The accused was…
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- 2019 Ravi S/o Ashok Ghumare v. The State of Maharashtra
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