Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 396 · Decided 13 September 2012
Kuria & ANR. v. State of Rajasthan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 396 · [2012] 10 S.C.R. 570
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2488/2009
- Decided
- 13 September 2012
- Bench
- SWATANTER KUMAR, F.M. IBRAHIM KALIFULLA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 364, 34
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302 and 364 rlw s. 34 - Prosecution under - 15 accused causing death of one person - 4 eye-witnesses - Animosity between parties - Conviction of 3 and acquittal of rest of the accused by trial court - Appeal of one accused 0 abated due to his death - High Court upholding two accused - On appeal, held: The eye-accounts are fully supported by statement of Investigating Officer, inquest report, post mortem report and the recoveries - There was also motive for the accused to kill the deceased - Prosecution E has been able to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt - In
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