Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 368 · Decided 3 April 2007
Ranjit Singh v. State of M. P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 368 · [2007] 4 S.C.R. 759
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1106/2006
- Decided
- 3 April 2007
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, MARKANDEY KATJU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 147, 148, 149
Headnote
B Penal Code, 1860-Section 302-Conviction under-Sustainability a/­ Assault by weapons by accused, leading to death of two-FIR lodged within short time-Specific overt acts alleged on part of the accused-Attribution C of motive to accused-Prosecution case proved by evidence of witnesses who were of enmity between the parties, at mid night appellant and his father assaulted B with weapons. R, cousin of B who came out to protect B, was also assaulted. Both B and R died D on the spot. FIR was lodged. Accused persons were tried for offence under sections 147, 148, 149 and 302 IPC. Trial
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