Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 383 · Decided 1 July 2013
Birendra Das & ANR. v. State of Assam
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 383 · [2013] 7 S.C.R. 179
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1130/2010
- Decided
- 1 July 2013
- Bench
- B.S. CHAUHAN, DIPAK MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 34
Headnote
179 BIRENDRA DAS & ANR. v. STATE OF ASSAM (Criminal Appeal No. 1130 of 2010) JULY 1, 2013 [DR. B.S. CHAUHAN AND DIPAK MISRA, JJ.) PENAL CODE, 1860: A B s.302 read with s.34 - Murder - Common intention - c Conviction by courts below - Held: Appellants were not on lookers -- Their intention is of the accused-appellant -- Thus, 0 it cannot be said that s.34 of /PC .is not attracted - In the circumstances establishing of any motive is inconsequential - Criminal law - Motive. Out of the nine accused named in the FIR, three were declared absconders, three being juveniles, were referred E to
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