Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 231 · Decided 12 March 2018
Bannareddy & ORS. v. State of Karnataka & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 231 · [2018] 4 S.C.R. 623
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 382/2018
- Decided
- 12 March 2018
- Bench
- N.V. RAMANA, S. ABDUL NAZEER (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 148, 341, 504, 326, 149
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - ss.148, 341, 504, 326 r/w.149 - Prosecution case that accused No.2 picked up quarrel with P.W-2, thereafter on same day, the accused-appellants armed with weapons attacked P.W-2, P.W.-3 and P.W-5 - Certain witnesses intervened and rescued the complainant-P.W-5 u/ss.143, 147, 148, 323, 324, 341, 307, 504, 506 r/w. 149 filed by P.W-5 - Trial Court held that prosecution failed to prove the alleged offences against the accused beyond reasonable doubt and acquitted the accused persons - However, High Court reversed the order of acquittal and
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