Supreme Court · 2015 INSC 28 · Decided 13 January 2015
State of U.P. v. Om Prakash
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2015 INSC 28 · [2015] 1 S.C.R. 667
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1187/2006
- Decided
- 13 January 2015
- Bench
- S. J. MUKHOPADHAYA, N.V. RAMANA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 3021149
Headnote
A B Penal Code, 1860: ss. 3021149 - Brutal murder of 5 persons and grievous injury by sharp edged weapons/lathis C to 7 persons - All the accused related to each other heavily armed with deadly weapons attacked the victims to retaliate their defeat in the village elections - When the victims tried in a hut, it was set on fire - Victims who tried to run away were also assaulted - D Incident occurred at 5 P.M. in sufficient light - Evidence of injured eye witnesses was corroborated by independent witness and medical evidence - Presence of witnesses and identification of accused by victims
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