Supreme Court · 1990 INSC 301 · Decided 5 October 1990
Dilaver Hussain Son of Mohammadbhal Laliwala ETC. v. State of Gujarat and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1990 INSC 301 · [1990] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 108
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 259/1987
- Decided
- 5 October 1990
- Bench
- B.C. RAY, S. RATNAVEL PANDIAN, R.M. SAHAI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302
Headnote
Indian Penal Code: Seaion 302-Crime emanating from com­ munal Frenzy-Law makes no distinction in leading of evidence or of its .assessment-Held on facts prosecution left important lacuna-­ Failed to prove beyond doubc dreadful crime committed by appellants. Terrorist and Disruptive Reference for confirmation. The agitation that started in February 1985 against government D policy of reservation in lhe State of Gujarat turned into communal riots of shocking magnitude between Hindus and Muslims in March 1985, and resulted in mass exodus of Dabgars, a Hindu community,
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