Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 68 · Decided 25 January 2011
Durbal v. State of U.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 68 · [2011] 1 S.C.R. 1062
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1398/2008
- Decided
- 25 January 2011
- Bench
- B. SUDERSHAN REDDY, S.S. NIJJAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 147, 148, 149
Headnote
~ Penal Code, 1860- s.302- Testimony of PW-1 that the c accused persons assaulted his father and nephew with knives and spears (bhalas), which led to their death - Three accused - Suggested previous enmity between the accused and PW1 - Incident occurred in the dead of night during mid winter - with the aid D of lantern and torches - Trial court acquitted all the accused - High Court, however, relied upon the evidence of PW-1, and ..\"'. reversed the order, of acquittal - Meanwhile A-1 and A-3 accused died - Conviction of A-2 challenged before Supreme Court - Held: When the
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