Supreme Court of India

Lallan Raj and Ors. v. State of Bihar

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Bench U.C. Banerjee and B.N. Agrawal JJ.
Decided 14 November 2002

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Penal Code, 1860; Sections 302, 302134, 3021149, 307134 and 326134: 14 accused persons assaulted and committed murder of the deceased- Conviction of accused persons under Section 302-Correctness of-Held: In the absence of evidence as to who caused fatal injury, conviction under Section 302 alone is not sustainable-On facts, accused persons by their concerted action participated in the crime and committed murder by assaulting the deceased with deadly weapons-Thus sentencing of accused under Section 302 could be maintained by adding Section 34-Code of Criminal Procedure, 197 3-Section 464.

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