GURCHARAN SINGH @ CHANNA vs STATE OF PUNJAB — Crl.A. No. 661/2003

Summary: Crl.A. No. 661/2003 On 16 August 2010, the Supreme Court allowed Gurcharan Singh's appeal against the High Court's judgment dated 9 July 2002. The appellant was acquitted by the trial court but the High Court reversed this conviction. The Supreme Court found insufficient evidence: no ballistic expert opinion confirmed the gun belonged to the appellant, with only an empty cartridge recovered at the spot. The Court ruled the evidence could have been planted and granted benefit of doubt to the appellant. The impugned judgment was set aside, and bail bonds were discharged. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.