Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 819 · Decided 14 July 2008
Dumpala Chandra Reddy v. Nimakayala Balireddy and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 819 · [2008] 10 S.C.R. 938
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 309/2001
- Decided
- 14 July 2008
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, P. SATHASIVAM, MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 149, 148, 302, 326
Headnote
Murder - Trial Court found accused persons guilty of c committing offences punishable under s. 148 and 302 /PC and sentenced them accordingly - High Court altered the convic­ tion and sentence to under S. 326 /PC as charge has not been framed against them under Section 302 r/w 149 /PC Incorrect - High Court erred in reading the D finding of Trial Court - Object and formation of unlawful as­ sembly by accused persons with the object of committing murder of the deceased with the weapon, they were armed with clearly specified in the charges - Thus charge in relation to
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