Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 782 · Decided 8 May 2009
State of U.P. v. Shobhanath and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 782 · [2009] 9 S.C.R. 985
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 276/2002
- Decided
- 8 May 2009
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 149
Headnote
PENAL CODE, 1860: c Sections 147, 148, 302 rlw 302 - Conviction and sentence by the trial court - Set aside by the High Court and the accused acquitted - Correctness of - Held: In view of the facts and evidence on record, High Court was not right in acquitting the accused - Order of acquittal -#. Court set aside - Order of conviction by trial court restored . .# The trial court convicted the respondents under Section 302 r/w Section 149 IPC and sentenced them to life imprisonment and rigorous imprisonment under E various Sections. The High Court acquitted the respondents. Hence ttle
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