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Raj Kumar @ Suman v. State (nct of Delhi)

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Bench Abhay S. Oka and Rajesh Bindal JJ.
Decided 11 May 2023

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the conviction of the appellant stands vitiated.

Judgment, page 18

From the headnote

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.313 – Power to examine the accused – Law summarized. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.313 – Non-compliance of – Omission made while questioning the accused u/s.313, effect of – Appellant was convicted u/ss.302, 307 r/w 120- , IPC and sentenced accordingly –Held: The only alleged incriminating circumstance against the appellant is in the evidence of PW5, who stated that the appellant was standing with a katta in his hand outside the premises where the offence took place–However, this was not put to him in his statement u/s.313– Therefore, he had no…

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Of those, 1 relied on · 4 referred to · 1 mentioned

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