Supreme Court of India · 2019-12-05
STATE OF NCT OF DELHI vs SHIV CHARAN BANSAL
- Citation / case number
- SC 2009/24400
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- STATE OF NCT OF DELHI
- Respondent
- SHIV CHARAN BANSAL
- Author
- HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
- Bench
- HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE, HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE INDU MALHOTRA, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.S. BOPANNA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court examined the appeals against the Delhi High Court's order of discharge for the accused under Sections 120B, 302, 201 r.w. S.34 IPC and Sections 25, 27 of the Arms Act. The Court held that the evidence presented, including witness statements and the circumstances surrounding the murder, warranted further investigation and did not support the discharge of the accused. The Court overturned the High Court's decision, allowing the appeals and directing the continuation of the trial against the accused.