Supreme Court · 1973 INSC 217 · Decided 27 November 1973
Aher Bhagu Jetha v. The State of Gujarat
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1973 INSC 217 · [1974] 2 S.C.R. 477
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 151/1970
- Decided
- 27 November 1973
- Bench
- M. HAMEEDULLAH BEG, Y.V. CHANDRACHUD (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC
Headnote
D AHER BHAGU JETHA v. THE STATE OF GUJARAT No1·ember 21, 1973 {M. H. BEG AND Y. V. CUANDR.ACHUD,JJ.] 417 frattict am( !'roudure -Criminal trial-Case with a communal back~:round- Asmsmtnl of e~·Jdence. . A riot which was alleged to hnve a communal background re>ullcd in t~e Court, while discarding t~e cu<oe of unlav.ful asumbly as 1er up by the prosecution held the appellant guilty of murder o nly recause the appe­ Uant was found lying injured ncar the scene of occurrence and bau pleaded that he ns auackeJ by a group of members of the muslim community.
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