Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 359 · Decided 5 March 2025
Sita Ram & ANR. v. The State of Himachal Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 359 · [2025] 4 S.C.R. 204
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 228/2013
- Decided
- 5 March 2025
- Bench
- J.B. PARDIWALA, R MAHADEVAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304, 323, 451; Evidence Act Section 32
Headnote
Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court holding the appellant no.1 guilty of offence punishable u/s. 304 IPC and appellant no. 2 for offences punishable u/ss. 323 and 451 IPC and sentencing accordingly, setting aside the order of acquittal - ss.304, 323 and 451 - Culpable homicide not amounting to murder - Asphyxia due to head injury - Deceased had a quarrel with his own brother-co- accused - Co-accused called for his two friends-appellants and appellant no.1 hit a blow with sickle on the forehead
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