Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 84 · Decided 24 January 2019
Raju Ambadas Gangekar v. The State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 84 · [2019] 3 S.C.R. 1
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1961/2009
- Decided
- 24 January 2019
- Bench
- D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, HEMANT GUPTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - s.304, Part II - Murder - Reversal of acquittal - Jurisdiction of Appellate Court - Pursuant to a quarrel, deceased and his colleague were allegedly chased by the accused - Appellant assaulted the deceased with a 'gupti' - patrolling duty in the area and was alleged to have seen the appellant assault the deceased with a gupti - Trial court acquitted the accused - High Court, while confirming the acquittal of three of the accused, convicted the appellant u/s.304 Part II, IPC- On appeal held: On the
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