Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 457 · Decided 8 May 2018
Gurwinder Singh @ Sonu ETC. v. State of Punjab and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 457 · [2018] 4 S.C.R. 362
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2301/2014
- Decided
- 8 May 2018
- Bench
- RANJAN GOGOI, R. BANUMATHI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304, 300, 34
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 304 Part I, 300 Exception 4, 302 r/w 34 - Murder - Parties assembled to settle land dispute - Exchange of words resulting in scuffle between the parties - Appellant G brought axe from the room - Appellant S held the victim from arms to victim on his head - Appellants also sustained injuries - Complaint lodged after five days - Victim succumbed to his injuries a month later - Conviction of accused G u/s. 302 and accused S u/s. 302 r/w s. 34 and sentenced accordingly - Upheld by the High Court
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