Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 431 · Decided 27 September 2012
Laxman v. The State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 431 · [2012] 8 S.C.R. 910
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 246/2008
- Decided
- 27 September 2012
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, RANJAN GOGOI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 149, 34
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - s.302 rlw 34 - Murder - Common intention - Eleven accused - Trial court convicted A-1,2,3,4, 7 C & 10 u/s. 302 r/w s. 149 /PC and sentenced them to life imprisonme_nt - High Court found A-1,2 & 7 guilty u/s.302 r/w s.34 !PC and confirmed their life sentence but acquitted held: Merely because PW 3, 4 & 5 were related to the family of the victim, their D testimonies cannot be eschewed - PWs 3, 4 and 5 not only witnessed the occurrence but also specified the overt acts of each accused, particularly, A-1, 2 and 7 - On facts, where the PWs made all attempts to
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