Supreme Court · 2024 INSC 104 · Decided 12 February 2024
Mallappa & ORS. v. State of Karnataka
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2024 INSC 104 · [2024] 2 S.C.R. 288
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1162/2011
- Decided
- 12 February 2024
- Bench
- BELA M. TRIVEDI (1-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; CrPC
Headnote
The trial Court acquitted appellants-accused nos.3, 4 and 5 for the commission of murder of one 'M'. However, the High Court reversed the order of acquittal and held the appellants guilty of the commission of murder. Whether the High Court was correct in trial Court and thereby convicting the accused persons u/s. 302 IPC. Penal Code, 1860 - s.302 - Acquittal under - As per prosecution eight accused persons armed with axes, knives and clubs attacked 'M' and assualted him - PW-4 tried to run away,
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