GURPRIT SINGH @ BITTU vs STATE OF PUNJAB — Crl.A. No. 609/2001

Case under Section II-B. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010048972001

Filing Date

15-Mar-2001

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 609/2001

Diary Number

4897/2001

Order Date

20-Sep-2001

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 16-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II-B

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.GURPRIT SINGH @ BITTU

    Adv. JASPREET GOGIA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF PUNJAB

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 20-Sep-2001

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 15-Mar-2001

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 609/2001

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Case Summary: Crl.A. No. 609/2001 Outcome: The Supreme Court allowed the appeal and set aside the conviction and sentence. The appellant, Gurprit Singh @ Bittu, was acquitted and ordered to be set at liberty forthwith. Key Facts: The appellant was convicted by the trial court for murder under IPC Sections 302 and 450 read with Section 34, based solely on a confessional statement made to police. He had been acquitted of charges under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987 (TADA), and the two eye-witnesses did not support the prosecution case. Legal Reasoning: The Court held that confessional statements made during TADA investigations cannot be used as evidence for convicting an accused under the Penal Code when TADA charges fail. Since no other material evidence existed, the conviction could not stand. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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