Supreme Court of India · 2004-11-18
State Of Punjab vs Parveen Kumar
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2005 SUPREME COURT 1277
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- State Of Punjab
- Respondent
- Parveen Kumar
- Author
- B.P.Singh
- Bench
- B.P. Singh, Arun Kumar
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the appeal by the State of Punjab against the High Court's decision to set aside the conviction of the respondent under Section 302 IPC and Section 304B IPC. The Court emphasized that the case relied heavily on dying declarations, noting that the High Court correctly rejected one due to inconsistencies in the witness's statements. The Court ultimately upheld the High Court's ruling, affirming that the prosecution failed to establish the case beyond reasonable doubt, leading to the acquittal of the respondent.