SUKHJINDER KAUR vs JASWANT SINGH — Crl.A. No. 102/1996

Case under Section II-B. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010088161995

Filing Date

20-Jun-1995

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 102/1996

Diary Number

8816/1995

Order Date

10-Sep-1997

Document Type

Judgment - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 04-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II-B

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SUKHJINDER KAUR

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.JASWANT SINGH

    Adv. NARESH BAKSHI

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 10-Sep-1997

    Judgment - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 20-Jun-1995

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 102/1996

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casestatus.in Summary

The Supreme Court allowed the appeals by the deceased's wife (Sukhjinder Kaur) and the State of Punjab, setting aside the High Court's conviction under Section 304(I) IPC and restoring the trial court's conviction of Jaswant Singh under Section 302 IPC (murder) and Section 27 of the Arms Act. The Court found the High Court unjustified in accepting Singh's self-defense plea, noting that Singh provided no credible evidence of being attacked with a hockey stick, his injuries were deemed self-inflicted by the examining doctor, and no defense witnesses testified about the alleged assault, warranting life imprisonment instead of seven years. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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