Supreme Court · 1964 INSC 242 · Decided 4 November 1964
Karan Singh v. State of Madhya Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1964 INSC 242 · [1965] 2 S.C.R. 1
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 55/1963
- Decided
- 4 November 1964
- Bench
- A.K. SARKAR, N. RAJAGOPALA AYYANGAR, R.S. BACHAWAT (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 148, 149
Headnote
Murder-<:ommon intention-Separate trial• of actual murderer a11d accompllce-Foriner acquitted while latter convicted on the basis of having common intention with former-Con11ic1ion whether justified-Indian. Panel Code, 1860 (Act 45 of 1860), s. 34. R shot at two persons and in consequence The appellant who himself carried a gun was present at the spot along with six others variously armed. R absconded, and the appellant along with the six other persons mentioned above was tried for offences under so. 302 and 307 read with ss. 148 and 149 of the Indian Penal Code. The Sessions
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