Supreme Court · 1974 INSC 45 · Decided 4 March 1974
Kesar Singh v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1974 INSC 45 · [1974] 3 S.C.R. 487
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 167/1973
- Decided
- 4 March 1974
- Bench
- M. HAMEEDULLAH BEG, Y.V. CHANDRACHUD (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302
Headnote
F G H KESARSINGH v. STATE OF PUNJAB March 4, 1974 [M. H. BEG ANDY. V. CHANDRACHUD, JJ.J Criminal Practice. Conviction for murder-Sentence. 487 The appellant was charged with an offence under s. ~02, Indian Penal Code of murdering three persons. The trial court found that there was enough evidence the grounds: that, the motive was to avenge murder of the appellant's brother­ in-law committed some years prior to the occurrence so that there could be no immediate provocation; that, the three murders were committed in very cold­ blooded and brutal manner when the deceased were
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