STATE OF PUNJAB vs DALJIT SINGH — Crl.A. No. 487/1996

Summary: Crl.A. No. 487/1996 - State of Punjab v. Daljit Singh The Supreme Court dismissed the State of Punjab's appeal on September 25, 2003, upholding the High Court's acquittal of respondents Daljit Singh and Bhagwant Singh in a 1984 murder case. The Court found the prosecution's case unreliable due to: unexplained delay in filing the FIR despite male witnesses present who could have reported to police immediately; medical evidence contradicting the alleged time of death (stomach contents showed deaths occurred much later than claimed); and the trial court's acceptance of co-accused Lakhwinder Singh's alibi defense, suggesting eyewitnesses could falsely identify innocent persons. The appeal was dismissed in terms of the signed order. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.