Supreme Court · 2015 INSC 328 · Decided 16 April 2015
VINAY&ORS. v. State of KARNATAKA&ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2015 INSC 328 · [2015] 5 S.C.R. 424
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 644/2015
- Decided
- 16 April 2015
- Bench
- T.S. THAKUR, R. BANUMATHI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 326, 427, 34; CrPC Section 357(1)
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 326 and 427 rlw. s. 34 - Dispute between two brothers- Five injured eye-witnesses­ Injuries also sustained by accused party - Conviction u/ss. 307 and 427 rlw. s.34 by trial court sentencing the accused D for 3 years and 6 months RI respectively - High Court modified the upholding conviction uls. 427 - The sentence was reduced from 3 years to 3 months and from 6 months to 3 months - On appeal, held: In view of the consistent version of injured E eye-witnesses, supported by medical evidence, conviction upheld - However, in view of the relationship between the
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