Supreme Court · [2024] 12 S.C.R. 769 · Decided 13 December 2024
George v. The State of Tamil Nadu and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- [2024] 12 S.C.R. 769
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 5279/2024
- Decided
- 13 December 2024
- Bench
- BHUSHAN RAMKRISHNA GAVAI, K.V. VISWANATHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 294(b), 341, 506(ii), 302, 342
Headnote
Whether the Division Bench of the High Court erred in convicting the appellant-original accused no.1, when on the basis of the very same evidence of PW-1, a benefit of doubt was granted to accused Nos.2 and 3. Penal Code, 1860 - ss.294(b), 341, the informant's son was caught by the two accused persons when he was trying to escape their attack, the appellant hacked the knife forcibly on the left side of his neck - The informant's son was taken to the hospital, where he was declared dead - Hence, the FIR by PW-1
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