Supreme Court · 1997 INSC 636 · Decided 2 September 1997
Ramkishan and Others v. State of Rajasthan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1997 INSC 636 · [1997] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 700
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 626/1986
- Decided
- 2 September 1997
- Bench
- A.S. ANAND, K. VENKATASWAMI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304, 302, 148; Evidence Act Section 27
Headnote
Indian Penal Code, 1860: Ss. 304 (Pmt-II)/ 149 and 148-Ten accused including five appellants C prosecuted u/s. 302/148--Prosecution case indicating 10-12 persons having attacked complainant party out of whom one died and others received ( injurie~High Cowt acquitting five of the accused and on the basis of finding of trial court, the intention of appel- lants could only have been to cause injuries to deceased and they did not D share any common intention to cause death of deceased-Medical evidence also does not support the ultimate finding recorded by trial court-In the
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