Supreme Court · 2022 INSC 1260 · Decided 7 December 2022
The State of Rajasthan v. Gurbachan Singh & Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2022 INSC 1260 · [2022] 16 S.C.R. 73
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2201/2011
- Decided
- 7 December 2022
- Bench
- SANJIV KHANNA, SUDHANSHU DHULIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 34, 302, 324; CrPC Section 428
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - Murder - Common intention - Dispute w.r.t partition of land- Victim was beaten resulting in his death, PW1 (his brother) also suffered injuries - Respondent convicted along with 5 others - Respondent's appeal partly allowed by High death of deceased as he only inflicted wounds on his feet with a 'lathi', was directed to be released having suffered the maximum punishment provided for the offence - Conviction of other 3 co- convicts ('DS', 'BS', 'MS'), not challenged
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