Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 451 · Decided 24 April 2007
Sheikh Rafi v. State of Andhra Pradesh and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 451 · [2007] 5 S.C.R. 467
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 616/2007
- Decided
- 24 April 2007
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, MARKANDEY KATJU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 300, 302, 304
Headnote
B " """ Penal Code 1860-Ss. 300 "Thirdly" & 302-Murder-Accused chased deceased and then stabbed him with knife-19 injuries caused in quick succession-Injuries on vital body parts-Held; Knife was indiscriminately c used-Injuries were caused in a cruel and unusual fact that so many injuries were caused in quick succession and particularly where the deceased being unarmed and in a helpless situation, is sufficient to indicate that s. 300 "Thirdly" was attracted-Charge of murder proved D f According to the prosecution, in context to a
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