JAGTAR SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB — Crl.A. No. 73/1997

Case under Section II-B. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010007761997

Filing Date

11-Jan-1997

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 73/1997

Diary Number

776/1997

Order Date

06-Nov-1998

Document Type

Judgment - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 29-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II-B

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.JAGTAR SINGH

    Adv. RAMESH CHANDRA MISHRA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF PUNJAB

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 06-Nov-1998

    Judgment - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 11-Jan-1997

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 73/1997

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casestatus.in Summary

Summary of Jagtar Singh v. State of Punjab (1998) The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of appellant Harbans Singh for murder under Section 302 IPC, finding that the head injury he inflicted was sufficient to cause death despite the victim dying from septicemia 17 days later. However, the Court set aside the High Court's conviction of appellant Jagtar Singh under Section 302/34 IPC, holding that evidence showed he only intended to cause grievous hurt (attacking the ankle), not death, and therefore could not be convicted of murder with common intention. The Court upheld Jagtar Singh's convictions under Sections 307 and 326 IPC for attempt to murder and causing grievous injury. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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