Supreme Court · 2021 INSC 896 · Decided 15 December 2021
Jaikam Khan v. The State of Uttar Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2021 INSC 896 · [2021] 14 S.C.R. 767
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 434/2020
- Decided
- 15 December 2021
- Bench
- L. NAGESWARA RAO, BHUSHAN RAMKRISHNA GAVAI, B.V. NAGARATHNA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 34; CrPC Section 313; Evidence Act Section 25, 4, 27; Arms Act Section 25, 4
Headnote
Criminal Law - Murder - Interested and related witnesses - Deceased had four sonsincluding the appellant--accused No.1 and P.W.1--Six persons were murdered at different places in thehouse, witnessed by P.W.1- and P.W.2- (P.W.1-'s brother-in-law) - One was killed verandah, two inroom and one was killed in a room upstairs -Appellants--accused Nos. 1, 3 and 4 convicted for offence punishable u/ss.302/34 IPC and sentenced to death - Accused No.2 was acquitted- On appeal, held: Both P.W.1- and P.W.2- are witnesses, who are closely related to
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