Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 47 · Decided 23 January 2018
The State of Madhya Pradesh v. Nande @ Nandkishore Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 47 · [2018] 1 S.C.R. 497
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 624/2016
- Decided
- 23 January 2018
- Bench
- N.V. RAMANA, S. ABDUL NAZEER (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304, 307, 302
Headnote
Penal Code - ss.304, Part-I and 307 - Prosecution case that some women were attending marriage celebration when the accused- respondent hurled a burning cow dung cake at them and caused serious burn injuries to them - While undergoing treatment two women died - Accordingly, - However, trial Court upon finding that there was no proof that the accused had intentionally killed the deceased made him liable to be punished u/s.304, Part-I instead of s.302 and convicted him u/ss.307 and 304,Part-I - High Court acquitted the accused-respondent of
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