JASPAL SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB — Crl.A. No. 263/1996

Case under Section II-B. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010023861996

Filing Date

27-Feb-1996

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 263/1996

Diary Number

2386/1996

Order Date

08-Oct-1996

Document Type

Judgment - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 31-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II-B

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.JASPAL SINGH

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF PUNJAB

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 08-Oct-1996

    Judgment - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 27-Feb-1996

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 263/1996

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casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: Jaspal Singh v. State of Punjab (Crl.A. No. 263/1996) The Supreme Court acquitted appellant Jaspal Singh and co-appellants of murder charges under IPC Sections 302/149 and TADA Sections 3/4 for killing Jasbir Singh in July 1991. The Court found the trial court's conviction unsustainable because: (1) no TI parade was conducted despite arrest on 27 July 1991, rendering in-court identification unreliable; (2) the wallet photograph evidence was too weak to connect Jaspal Singh to the crime; and (3) the alleged extra-judicial confession to witness Chhota Singh was inherently improbable and unsafe. The convictions and life sentences were quashed, and appellants were acquitted and released. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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