Supreme Court of India
Babu Ram and Anr. v. State of U.P. and Ors.
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What the Court ordered
For the foregoing reasons, Criminal Appeal No. 256/2001 filled by Ram Swamp and Raja Ram is dismissed.
Judgment, page 12
From the headnote
Penal Code: Sections 34, 147, 148, 149, 302 and 325: Murder-Act of assault by lathi-Subsequent/y, act of firing by other accused persons-Caused death of victim-Inference-Held, Absence of direct or circumstantial evidence-Evidence of eye-witnesses confirm that act of assault was over when gun shots were fired at victim-Injuries caused by lathi not enough to cause the death-In such circumstances, inference cannot be drawn that accused were sharing common intention with other accused, and death of the victim was caused due to their concerted action.
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