Supreme Court · 2020 INSC 310 · Decided 18 March 2020
Bhagwan Singh v. State of Uttarakhand
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2020 INSC 310 · [2020] 4 S.C.R. 957
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 407/2020
- Decided
- 18 March 2020
- Bench
- S.A. BOBDE, BHUSHAN RAMKRISHNA GAVAI, SURYA KANT (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304, 2, 302, 307, 308; Arms Act Section 25
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 304-II and 308 - Culpable homicide not amounting to murder - In a marriage ceremony, father of the groom-appellant aimed the gun towards the roof and then fired - Gun shot firing resulting in death of two and injuries to others - Conviction of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine - Upheld by the High Court, however, acquitted for offence u/s. 25 of the Arms Act - On appeal, held: Appellant cannot escape the consequences of carrying the gun with live cartridges with the knowledge that firing at a marriage
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