Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 200 · Decided 25 March 2014
Vijay Singh & Anr v. State of Madhya Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 200 · [2014] 3 S.C.R. 830
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 444/2008
- Decided
- 25 March 2014
- Bench
- C.K. PRASAD, J.S. KHEHAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 326, 302, 34, 147, 148, 149
Headnote
PENAL CODE, 1860: s.326- Death of a person by injuries caused by several persons .. - Conviction and sentence u/s 302 of two upheld by HJgh Court-Held: Appellants had caused one injury each, whereas deceased had sustained five injuries -- According to D doctor, death had occurred on account bleeding due to the injuries caused on the person of deceased -- Thus, death had not taken place as a result of injuries caused by appellants or any one of them -- Therefore, they cannot be held guilty u/s 302 simplicitor or with the aid of s.34 -- But their acts come within the mischief of
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