Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 499 · Decided 19 July 2011
Prahalad Singh & Ors v. State of M.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 499 · [2011] 9 S.C.R. 282
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 146/2008
- Decided
- 19 July 2011
- Bench
- H.S. BEDI, GYAN SUDHA MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 307, 148, 149; Evidence Act Section 27
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - ss.302 and 307 rlw s.149 - Death of one person and grievous injury to another - Five accused, c viz. 'R', 'B', 'D', 'H' and 'P' - Allegation that 'B' fired a shot causing severe injury on the head of PW-2 while 'R' fired a shot at PW-2's relative which hit him on the abdominal - Trial Court convicted all the accused under ss.302 and 307 rlw s.149- They filed appeal, D during pendency of which, 'B' died - High Court dismissed the appeal - On further appeal by P', 'D' 'H' and 'R', held: Evidence of PW-5 was wholly reliable - The very spontaneity of the FIR
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