Supreme Court · 2016 INSC 862 · Decided 9 September 2016
Pankaj v. State of Rajasthan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2016 INSC 862 · [2016] 5 S.C.R. 816
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2135/2009
- Decided
- 9 September 2016
- Bench
- V. GOPALA GOWDA, R.K. AGRAWAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860: s.302 r/w s.34 - Murder - Allegation that appellant along with other three accused fired bullet at victim­ deceased which hit him in the n_eck due to which deceased fell down and became unconscious - Deceased was rushed to hospital where he succumbed to injuries after few all the accused u/s.302 - High Court upheld conviction of appellant while acquitted other accused - On appeal, Held: Sole eye-witness (PW-8) stated that he took the deceased to the hospital and the blood was oozing from his body - However, during investigation blood stained clothes were not
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