Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 423 · Decided 12 July 2006
Sabbi Mallesu and ORS. v. State of Andhra Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 423 · [2006] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 490
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 784/2004
- Decided
- 12 July 2006
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, DALVEER BHANDARI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 147, 149; CrPC Section 246
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure. 1973: Section 246-Alteration of charge-Duty of Trial Court-Held: Trial C Court ought to draw it to the notice of accused and also explain the same to him. Section 154-F!R need not contain all the details but in a case where large number of persons are involved. act committed by accused--Statement of eye-witnesses as to role played by appellams I and 2 having found corroboration ji-om medical evidence, conviction against them is sustained-As no overt acts are alleged against appellants 3 and 4, they are entitled to benefit of doubt-Penal Code,
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