Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 96 · Decided 11 February 2010
Satyavir Singh v. State of U.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 96 · [2010] 2 S.C.R. 729
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 295/2010
- Decided
- 11 February 2010
- Bench
- ALTAMAS KABIR, SWATANTER KUMAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 307; CrPC Section 313; Arms Act Section 27
Headnote
A B Penal Code, 1860 - s. 307 - Accused, armed with licensed gun of his brother, allegedly fired bullet shots at informant's brother and injured him - Trial Court convicted C accused uls 307, /PC and u/s 27 of Arms Act - First Appellate Court held that the firing was accidental and acquitted the judgment of acquittal by convicting accused uls.307, /PC - Justification of - Held: Justified - The First Appellate Court o founded its judgment of acquittal on surmises and suspicion, which were not supported by evidence on record - Statement of eye witnesses, medical evidence and
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