Supreme Court · 1995 INSC 484 · Decided 21 August 1995
Gurdial Singh v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1995 INSC 484 · [1995] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 862
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 537/1985
- Decided
- 21 August 1995
- Bench
- M.K. MUKHERJEE, G.T. NANAVATI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 25, 302, 34, 326; Arms Act Section 25
Headnote
Indian Penal Code. 1860/Amts Act, 1959 : Ss. 302 read with s.34, s.326/s. 25-Three accused firing at vic- C tim-Death caused-Autopsy-Report indicating gunshot injuries caused by different types of fire anns collectively sufficient to cause death-Trial Court convicting one accused under s. 302 view of medical report it cannot be conclusively infe1Ted that death was D caused by injuries inflicted by appellant only-He can neither be convicted under s.302 simpliciter not under s.302 read with s.34 as acquittal of other accused is not based on mistaken identity-Conviction u/s. 302 set
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