Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 235 · Decided 11 May 2012
Sandeep v. State of U.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 235 · [2012] 5 S.C.R. 952
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1651/2009
- Decided
- 11 May 2012
- Bench
- B.S. CHAUHAN, F.M. IBRAHIM KALIFULLA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302134, 316154, 307, 326, 324, 328, 316, 34; CrPC Section 157; Evidence Act Section 106
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 302134 and 316154 - Murder - C Prosecution for - Accused persons apprehended with the victim who was in injured condition - By PWs police officials while on patrolling duty - Victim implicating the accused - Accused admitting the facts narrated by the victim and confessing Subsequent death D of the victim - Trial court convicting both the accused for murder and sentencing them to death - High Court confirming the conviction of both the accused - Death sentence of main accused upheld while that of co-accused commuted to life sentence - On appeal, held: The chain of
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