Supreme Court · 2020 INSC 138 · Decided 6 February 2020
Chhota Ahirwar v. The State of Madhya Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2020 INSC 138 · [2020] 3 S.C.R. 776
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 238/2011
- Decided
- 6 February 2020
- Bench
- INDIRA BANERJEE, S. RAVINDRA BHAT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 307, 34; CrPC Section 161
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860: ss.307/34 - Attempt to murder with common intent - Applicability of s.34 - Prosecution case was that PW-3-complainant, the accused appellant and the main accused were related to each other - There was previous enmity between - On the fateful day, when PW-3 was on his way, he was stopped by accused appellant and told not to cultivate his land - Quarrel started between PW-3 and accused appellant - The main accused also came and intervened, whereupon PW-3 told him, not to interfere and to go home,
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