Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 346 · Decided 5 July 2010
Chunni Lal v. State of U.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 346 · [2010] 7 S.C.R. 410
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 669/2006
- Decided
- 5 July 2010
- Bench
- MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA, H.L. DATTU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860: c s.302 - Accused firing at his uncle causing his death - Conviction by trial court - Affirmed by High Court - Pleas of absence of motive for the crime, evidence of interested witnesses only and delay in filing FIR and starting investigation - HELD: Are not tenable - Motive for development of the events which entirely defeated the chances of the accused to inherit the property of his deceased uncle - The eye­ witnesses being the sons of the deceased, their presence at the place of occurrence at the relevant time was usual and E expected - They have given a vivid
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