Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 63 · Decided 21 January 2011
Rabindra Kumar Pal @ Dara Singh v. Republic of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 63 · [2011] 1 S.C.R. 929
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1366/2005
- Decided
- 21 January 2011
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, B.S. CHAUHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; CrPC Section 313, 164; Constitution
Headnote
~ Penal Code, 1860 - s. 302 - Rioting, arson and mufdt}r of three persons - Christian Missionary from Australia, engaged in propagating cmd preaching Christianity in the c tribal area, burnt to death afongwith his two minor sons by 50- 60 miscreants - Victims also prevented from escaping from the of 14 accused - High Court modifying death se1ntence awarded to A-1 to life imprisonment and upheld life imprisonment.Jmpos~d on A-3 D and acquitted the others - On appeal, held: Letters addressed by A-3 to the trial judge wherein he confessed his guilt, in the course of trial lend ample
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