Supreme Court of India

Ram Gopal v. State of Rajasthan

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Bench Cji CJI, K.T. Thomas J.
Decided 28 July 1998

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JUDGMENT: THOMAS, J. This appeal by special leave is by an accused who convicted under Section 302 IPC for murdering his nephew (Gopinath) by firing a gun. The trial court and the High Court has concurrently found that appellant had intentionally fired the gun and caused the death of Gopinath. The defence version that the firearm got accidentally triggered off in a scuffle was not accepted by the two courts. The case of the prosecution was that accused Ram Gopal and his brother’s sons were at loggerheads, years ago Ram Gopal had murdered the father of Gopinath.

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