Supreme Court · 2022 INSC 166 · Decided 9 February 2022
Omkar Singh v. Jaiprakash Narain Singh & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2022 INSC 166 · [2022] 1 S.C.R. 550
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 84/2022
- Decided
- 9 February 2022
- Bench
- M.R. SHAH, SANJIV KHANNA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 34
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - s.302 r/w s.34 - Murder - Common intention -Two accused, A-2 (respondent no.1) and his son (A-1) - Three PWs - Sessions Court convicted A-1 u/s.302 and A-2 u/s. 302 r/w 34 - High Court affirmed conviction of A-1, but, by first informant/ son of deceased, held: High Court erred in acquitting A-2 - All three PWs were consistent and fully supported the case of prosecution - Even as per the High Court the motive was established and proved - High Court also observed that due to land dispute
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