Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 1193 · Decided 7 October 2025
Rajendra Singh and ORS. v. State of Uttaranchal ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 1193 · [2025] 10 S.C.R. 342
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 476/2013
- Decided
- 7 October 2025
- Bench
- PANKAJ MITHAL, PRASANNA BHALACHANDRA VARALE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; Evidence Act Section 25, 26
Headnote
Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the High Court convicting the appellants u/s.302 IPC; and whether the appellants are the real persons who chased the deceased and killed him. Penal Code, 1860 - s.302 - Murder Altercation between the parties over a land dispute - Few hours later, the appellants armed with swords and sharp edged weapon inflicted blows upon the son of the complainant resulting in his death - Acquittal by the trial court, however, conviction of the appellants-father, son
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