Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 100 · Decided 25 January 2008
Sachin Jana and ANR. v. State of West Bengal
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 100 · [2008] 2 S.C.R. 14
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 176/2008
- Decided
- 25 January 2008
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, P. SATHASIVAM (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 307, 307134, 34
Headnote
..., Penal Code, 1860: c s. 307 r w. s. 34 - Acid poured on victims resulting in face disfiguration - Conviction under s. 307 and s~ntence of 10 years imposed - High Court altering conviction to ss.307134 - On appeal, Held: s.307 r. w.s.34 clearly applicable - Considering nature of to 5 years. D s.34 - Distinctive features - Laid down. s.307 - Conviction under - Essential requirement - . Discussed. The prosecution case was that informant PW-1 was E cultivating land when 20 persons including the appellants, armed with various weapons assaulted PW-1 with blows, kicks, iron
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