Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 847 · Decided 9 December 2014
Uma Shankar Gautam v. State of Madhya Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 847 · [2014] 12 S.C.R. 397
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1451/2009
- Decided
- 9 December 2014
- Bench
- V. GOPALA GOWDA, C. NAGAPPAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 147, 3021149, 149
Headnote
A B Penal Code, 1860 - s.147 and 3021149 - Prosecution under - Of six accused - Conviction by trial court - High Court confirmed conviction of 3 accused, acquitted 2 accused C and case against one accused stood abated - Appeal by accused No. 1 - Plea of acquittal on parity with the acquitted the court. to distinguish the case of acquitted accused with the convicted ones ~ High Court rightly declined to acquit accused No. 1 on the principle D of parity. Dismissing the appeal, the Court HELD: 1. The High Court has given benefit of doubt by acquitting accused Nos. 5 and 6 on the ground
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