Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 74 · Decided 21 January 2008
Shaikh Majid and ANR. v. State of Maharashtra and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 74 · [2008] 1 S.C.R. 964
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 132/2008
- Decided
- 21 January 2008
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, AFTAB ALAM (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 300, 307, 147, 148, 149, 323, 34, 324
Headnote
) -+ Penal Code, 1860: s. 300, Exception 4, 304 (Part-1) - Sudden fight resulting c in death of one and serious injuries to others - Deceased, PW-4 and other villagers performing pooja in temple - Accused persons and large number of persons from mosque adjacent to the temple started pelting leave the place immediately as they had to offer namaz - Accused persons assaulted PW-4 and others with knives - D ' Causing serious injuries to many and death of one - _. Conviction by trial court under s.302 r.w. s.34 - Affirmed by High Court - On appeal, Held: Considering background facts and
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