Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 521 · Decided 16 May 2018
Vinubhai Ranchhodbhai Patel v. Rajivbhai Dudabhai Patel & Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 521 · [2018] 6 S.C.R. 1050
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1525/2009
- Decided
- 16 May 2018
- Bench
- JASTI CHELAMESWAR, SANJAY KISHAN KAUL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 149, 302, 141, 143, 146, 148; CrPC Section 211to213; CPC; Evidence Act Section 33; Constitution Article 21
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - Chapter XVII - ss.211, 212 and 213 - Defective framing of charges - Acquittal of accused persons - Interference with, if permissible - Three persons died and five persons were injured allegedly in an attack by Court convicted 4 accused, while remaining 13 accused persons were acquitted - State appeals against acquittal of various accused, dismissed by High Court - On appeal, held: In the case on hand where three persons died, the charge u/s.302 should have been framed against specifically
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