Supreme Court · 1973 INSC 226 · Decided 29 November 1973
Sukh Ram v. State of U. P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1973 INSC 226 · [1974] 2 S.C.R. 518
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 99/1970
- Decided
- 29 November 1973
- Bench
- S.N. DWIVEDI, Y.V. CHANDRACHUD (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 34; CrPC Section 342
Headnote
Penal Code-S. 302 read withs. 34-Two of the three named accused acquitted­ Whether the third could be convicted wirh the aid of s. 34. The appellant, along with two others, was tried for an offence under s. 302, I. P. C. read withs. 34, I. P. C. The Sessions Judge acquitted one of the accused, mentioned that the murder was committed by the three accused named therein. B In appeal to this Court it was contended that after the acquittal of two of the three C accused by the two courts below, the appellant could not be convicted with the aid of s. 34, I. P. C. Dismissing the appeal,
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