Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 98 · Decided 14 February 2014
Birju v. State of M.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 98 · [2014] 1 S.C.R. 1047
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1352/2012
- Decided
- 14 February 2014
- Bench
- K.S. RADHAKRISHNAN, VIKRAMAJIT SEN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 27, 302, 307; CrPC Section 235(2); Arms Act Section 27
Headnote
PENAL CODE, 1860: A B s.302 /PC and s.27 of the Arms Act - Murder of a child c aged 1 year - Conviction - Death sentence awarded by courts below, keeping in view a large number of criminal cases pending against accused - Held: Prosecution, by evidence of eye witness and medical evidence and FSL death and use of firearm by 0 accused - The findings of trial court as affirmed by High Court that offences under s. 302 /PC and s.27 of the Arms Act have been made out against accused are concurred with - However, sentence of death is converted into one of imprisonment for 20 years without
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