Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 496 · Decided 9 April 1996
Rakesh Singha ETC. ETC. v. State of Himachal Pradesh ETC. ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 496 · [1996] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 101
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 185/1988
- Decided
- 9 April 1996
- Bench
- J.S. VERMA, S.P. BHARUCHA, K. VENKATASWAMI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 147, 148, 149, 452, 427, 323, 352; CrPC Section 360
Headnote
Indian Penal Code, 1860 : Sectio11s 148, 149, .325, 427, 452, 302 a11d 304 pmt-ll. A B Unlawful essembly-Accused armed with deadly weapons-Indis- C cn·nlinate attack on persons who had gathered in connection with nzarriage pai~Injwies i11flicted on various peisons-Death of one held justified-E11ha11ceme11t of se11tence by High Cowt u11der section 304 Pait JI held justified. Climinal t1ia/-Sente11ce-Mitigating factor-Plea that acwsed had set­ tled i11 life-Rejectio11;of D Election-Conviction of appellant-Nomi11ation filed by appellant-ac­ cused during
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