Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 64 · Decided 28 January 2010
Musheer Khan @ Badshah Khan & ANR. v. State of M.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 64 · [2010] 2 S.C.R. 119
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1180/2005
- Decided
- 28 January 2010
- Bench
- G.S. SINGHVI, A.K. GANGULY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 30211208, 25(1)(b)(a), 27; Arms Act Section 25(1)(b)(a), 27, 25(1)(a)(b)
Headnote
A B Penal Code, 1860 - s. 30211208 - Arms Act, 1959 - ss. 25(1)(b)(a) and 27 - Murder of deceased by fire shots - A-4 and A-5 engaged on payment by A-1, A-2, A-3 and A-6 for C killing deceased - Conviction of A-4 and A-5 u/s. 30211208 and ss. 25(1)(b)(a) and 27 and sentenced to death - Conviction and sentenced to· life imprisonment - High Court upheld death sentence against A-4 and A-5 but acquitted A-1, A-2 and A-6 - On D appeal held: Circumstantial evidence against A-4 and A-5 did not constitute a complete chain which is consistent with their guilt - Identification by PW 4
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