Supreme Court · 2016 INSC 1182 · Decided 5 May 2016
R. Rachaiah v. Home Secretary, Bangalore
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2016 INSC 1182 · [2016] 3 S.C.R. 379
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2375/2009
- Decided
- 5 May 2016
- Bench
- A.K. SIKRI, R.K. AGRAWAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 306; CrPC Section 216, 217
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: ss.216 and 217 - Alteration of charges and recalling of witnesses when charges altered - Appellant-A-I and other accused alleged to have caused death of son-in-law of A-I - Charge sheet filed against all three accused u!s.306 and s.365 rlw s.34 - Charges framed application u/s.216 filed by prosecution for framing of additional charge uls.302 - Trial court framed ""Alternative charge' uls.302 rlw s.34 - Conviction of all the three accused persons u/s.302 r/w s.34 and also u/s.364 rlw s.34, upheld by High Court - Challenged on the ground
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