STATE OF HARYANA vs KARTAR CHAND . — Crl.A. No. 140/2001

Summary of Crl.A. No. 140/2001 The Supreme Court dismissed the State of Haryana's appeal under Section 19 of TADA against the acquittal of three respondents accused of accompanying Balbir Singh in the murder of Bakshish Singh on March 11, 1992. The Court found the prosecution's case infirm due to: (1) eyewitness testimony from three witnesses who had never seen the accused before the incident and could not identify them reliably, particularly at midnight; (2) absence of a test identification parade despite it being essential; and (3) failure to adduce evidence under Section 15 of TADA. Finding no scope for interference with the acquittal, the appeal was dismissed. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.