Supreme Court · 1974 INSC 7 · Decided 10 January 1974
Raghunandan v. State of U.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1974 INSC 7 · [1974] 3 S.C.R. 92
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 10/1973
- Decided
- 10 January 1974
- Bench
- M. HAMEEDULLAH BEG, Y.V. CHANDRACHUD (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 149, 148, 147, 452, 302; CrPC Section 162, 428, 540; Evidence Act Section 165, 148, 149
Headnote
Murder-Criminal Procedure Code-Ss.162, 428 and 540-Duty of co.urt to put ,e5Sential questions-Evidence Act, s. 165-SCfJpe of. All the appellants were tried for various offences under the Penal Code. The first appellant (Cr. A. 10 of 1973) was held guilty of th.e offence of murder of the de­ I. P. C. All the appellants were held guilty of offences punishable under Ss. 307 and 323 read withs. 149. The first appellant was sentenced to death while the others to imprisonment for life. The High Court confirmed the sentences. Allowing the appeals in part and remitting the cases to the
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