Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 329 · Decided 13 August 1999
State of Orissa v. Arjun Das Agrawal and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 329 · [1999] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 442
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 5/1993
- Decided
- 13 August 1999
- Bench
- G.T. NANAVATI, S.N. PHUKAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 34, 149, 263, 302, 341, 449, 451, 427
Headnote
Criminal Law Penal Code, 1860-Section 34-Common intention-Accused 'A ' & C 'M' among others convicted by trial court-Acquittal by High Court­ Participation by 'M' proved by eye witnesses-Held, acquittal by High Court erroneous. Common intention-No evidence regarding participation of 'A death of the deceased-Acquittal by High Court upheld Respondents along with 14 others were tried inter-alia for the offence of murder of one D. Sessions Court convicted the respondents among others under Section 302 read with Section 149 IPC. On appeal High Court acquitted E the Respondents
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