SURINDER SINGH vs THE UNION TERRITORY OF CHANDIGARH HOME DEPARTMENT PRINCIPAL SECRETARY — Crl.A. No. 2373/2010

Case under Section II-B. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010255932010

Filing Date

13-Aug-2010

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 2373/2010

Diary Number

25593/2010

Order Date

26-Nov-2021

Document Type

Judgement - of Main Case

Neutral Citation

2021 INSC 790

Disposal Type

Partly Allowed

Last updated 06-Jul-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II-B

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SURINDER SINGH

    Adv. USHA NANDINI V.

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE UNION TERRITORY OF CHANDIGARH HOME DEPARTMENT PRINCIPAL SECRETARY

    Adv. SUDARSHAN SINGH RAWAT

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 26-Nov-2021

    Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 26-Nov-2021

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 26-Nov-2021

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant and Hon'ble Ms. Justice Hima Kohli

  5. 07-Sep-2021

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  6. 07-Sep-2021

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant and Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.S. Bopanna

  7. 25-Aug-2021

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  8. 25-Aug-2021

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant

  9. 24-Aug-2021

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  10. 24-Aug-2021

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant

  11. 17-Aug-2021

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Aniruddha Bose

  12. 10-Aug-2021

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  13. 10-Aug-2021

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Surya Kant

  14. 23-Mar-2021

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  15. 23-Mar-2021

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran

  16. 18-Mar-2021

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  17. 18-Mar-2021

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Mohan M. Shantanagoudar and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vineet Saran

  18. 16-Mar-2021

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  19. 16-Mar-2021

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  20. 08-Oct-2014

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  21. 08-Oct-2014

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  22. 28-Aug-2014

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  23. 28-Aug-2014

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  24. 13-Aug-2010

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 2373/2010

  25. [ 2021 INSC 790 ]

    Judgement - of Main CaseView PDF

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casestatus.in Summary

CASE SUMMARY The Supreme Court upheld Surinder Singh's conviction under Section 307 IPC (attempt to murder) but acquitted him of charges under Section 27 of the Arms Act. Singh, a Head Constable, fired his service pistol at advocate Mansur Ali in 1999; the bullet struck the ceiling after the victim deflected it. The court rejected Singh's claim of accidental discharge, finding credible eyewitness testimony and forensic evidence proved intentional firing. However, since Singh held authorized possession of the licensed weapon, misuse alone doesn't constitute Arms Act violation without breach of licensing conditions. The court reduced Singh's sentence to time already served (3 months 19 days), citing mitigating factors including the unpremeditated nature of the act, absence of injury, clean record before and after the incident, and subsequent dismissal from service. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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