Supreme Court · 2017 INSC 419 · Decided 1 May 2017
Arun Kumar v. The State of Bihar & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2017 INSC 419 · [2017] 3 S.C.R. 808
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 825/2017
- Decided
- 1 May 2017
- Bench
- R.K. AGRAWAL, ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302134, 201, 307, 302, 34; CrPC Section 378, 372
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s.378 - Appeal by son of deceased against acquittal of respondent nos.2-5 of charges C u/ss.302134, 201 and 307 /PC - Prosecution case was that accused persons equipped with guns and lathis attacked the complainant party resulting in death of one and gun shot and - Villagers witnessed the incident - Trial court acquitted the accused persons - Son of deceased filed appeal before High Court which was dismissed - On appeal, held: D In Lalit Kumar case, it was held that appellate court should be slow in interfering with the orders of acquittal unless
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