Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 66 · Decided 29 January 2004
Simon and ORS. v. State of Karnataka
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 66 · [2004] 1 S.C.R. 1164
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 149/2002
- Decided
- 29 January 2004
- Bench
- Y.K. SABHARWAL, B.N. AGRAWAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 143, 148, 307, 302, 332, 333, 324, 120(8); CrPC; Evidence Act Section 9; Arms Act Section 25
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860; Sections 143, 148, 307, 302, 332, 333, 324, 120(8) & 149-Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987; Sections 3, 4 & 5-Police convoy attacked by landmine blast and subsequent attack by firearms resulting in the death of 22 people and injuries to several the accused life imprisonment-Main plea of accused that test identification parade not conducted-Held, on facts and evidence, test identification parade is not required-Designated Court has rightly convicted D the accused-However on notice to the accused, life imprisonment enhanced lo death
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