Supreme Court · 1977 INSC 145 · Decided 6 May 1977
Ram Lakhan Singh and ORS. v. The State of Uttar Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1977 INSC 145 · [1978] 1 S.C.R. 125
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 423/1974
- Decided
- 6 May 1977
- Bench
- P.K. GOSWAMI, A.C. GUPTA, P.N. SHINGAL (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 396, 302, 149, 3021149, 148, 395, 324, 308; CrPC Section 107
Headnote
LAKHAN SINGH AND ORS. A v. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH May 6, 1977 [!'. K. GOSWAMI, A. C. GUPTA AND P. N. SHINGHAL, JJ.J Indian Penal Code, ss. 396 and 302/149, conviction and death sentence 11nder-Adn1itted enmity between accused and family of deceased-Independent neighbouring witnesses not B A dacoity was committed in viliage Jafrapur at about 9 P.M. The inmates C of the house raised alarm. A large crowd gathered at the gate and lit a fire to add to the moonlight to enable recognition of the dacoits who opened fire and murdered three members of the family. The accused were
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