Supreme Court of India · 1974-08-16
STATE OF PUNJAB vs BHAJAN SINGH & OTHERS.
- Citation / case number
- SC 1974/60252
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- STATE OF PUNJAB
- Respondent
- BHAJAN SINGH & OTHERS.
- Bench
- KHANNA, HANS RAJ
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's acquittal of the accused charged with murder, emphasizing that the prosecution failed to establish that the deaths were homicidal and that the circumstantial evidence was insufficient. The Court noted that the identity of the deceased was not confirmed, and the extra judicial confessions lacked credibility. The Court reiterated that mere suspicion is not enough to prove guilt, and without glaring infirmities in the High Court's appraisal of evidence, interference was unwarranted.