Supreme Court · 2017 INSC 649 · Decided 20 July 2017
State of U.P. v. Ram Kumar & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2017 INSC 649 · [2017] 7 S.C.R. 850
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1584/2010
- Decided
- 20 July 2017
- Bench
- A.K. SIKRI, ASHOK BHUSHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - s. 302 - Murder - Prosecution case that week before the incident altercation between informant and his step brothers-accused person - On the fatefiil day, accused person with the common intention of murdering the informant came and ii?iured the informant, killed his wife by death of one, and two children by putting the whole house to fire - Award of capital punishment by trial court - However, acquittal by High Court, since prosecution failed to prove the guilt of accused - On appeal, held: High Court relied on small inconsistencies and untenable grounds to set aside
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