Supreme Court · 2017 INSC 173 · Decided 23 February 2017
Sheikh Juman & ANR. ETC. v. State of Blhar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2017 INSC 173 · [2017] 1 S.C.R. 779
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 484/2008
- Decided
- 23 February 2017
- Bench
- PINAKI CHANDRA GHOSE, ASHOK BHUSHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; Arms Act Section 27
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 302, 302 read with s.149 - Explosive Substances Act, 1908 - ss. 3, 4 -Arms Act, 1959- s. 27 -Appellants and others armed with bomb explosives and guns attacked informant's nephews - Hurling of bomb at the victim by SS and SA resulting in his death - Informant's other nephew in his death - Injuries inflicted to PW 1 also - Thereafter, villagers assembled and appellants fled away firing shots in the air - Motive behind the incident was previous enmity - Trial court convicted acciised No.3(SS), 8 and 9(SG) for the offence punishable u/s. 302 and ss.3, 4 of the 1908
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