Supreme Court · 2017 INSC 1262 · Decided 9 February 2017
P. Eknath v. Y. Amaranatha Reddy @ Babu & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2017 INSC 1262 · [2017] 2 S.C.R. 394
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1792/2013
- Decided
- 9 February 2017
- Bench
- PINAKI CHANDRA GHOSE, R.F. NARIMAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 307, 324
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 302, 307, 324 - Double murder - Attempt to murder - Double murder of daughter aged 12 years and her father aged 50 years; double life attempts on two. inflicting severe injuries; and theft in the dwelling house by the sole accused - Conviction and sentence for 307and 324 - However, acquittal by the High Court - On appeal, held: Material on record shows that the accused had the requisite motive for committing the offence - Weapon-sickle used can be convincingly linked to the injuries caused on the deceased - FSL report, credibility of witnesses, foot
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