Supreme Court · 2022 INSC 135 · Decided 1 February 2022
Vasudev v. State of M.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2022 INSC 135 · [2022] 1 S.C.R. 514
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 388/2021
- Decided
- 1 February 2022
- Bench
- INDIRA BANERJEE, J.K. MAHESHWARI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 307, 34, 27; Arms Act Section 3, 25(1B)(a), 27
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - ss.307/34 - Arms Act - s. 3/25(1B)(a) and s. 27/34 - The case of prosecution that Sub-Inspector (PW-6) along with SDOP (PW-10) reached a village on having information that an absconding accused 'R' was hiding with his associate members - were hiding in a house - PW-10 challenged the accused to surrender - However, the accused persons opened fire on the police from inside the house - After retaliation from the police parties, the accused 'R' expressed his wish to surrender - Accordingly, the
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