Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 114 · Decided 27 January 2025
Constable 907 Surendra Singh & ANR. v. State of Uttarakhand
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 114 · [2025] 2 S.C.R. 239
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 355/2013
- Decided
- 27 January 2025
- Bench
- BHUSHAN RAMKRISHNA GAVAI, AUGUSTINE GEORGE MASIH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 34; CrPC Section 379, 378; Arms Act Section 27(3), 27(1)
Headnote
Matter pertains to the correctness of the judgment of the High Court setting aside the acquittal by trial court and convicting the appellants u/s.302/34 IPC. Penal Code, 1860 - ss.302, 34 - Murder - Common intention - Head appellants- Constables intercepted a car on suspicion of smuggling illegal liquor, and the Head Constable fired a shot from his revolver hitting the co-passenger seated in the front seat of the car, resulting in her death - Courts below convicted and sentenced the main accused, however his
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