Supreme Court of India

Raj Nath v. State of U.P.

Neutral citation
Bench Dr. Arijit Pasayat and Dr. Mukundakam Sharma JJ.
Decided 16 January 2009

INSC stands for INDIAN SUPREME COURT. A neutral citation scheme assigned by the Court itself, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter. INSC is the neutral citation scheme assigned by the Supreme Court, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter.

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860: c ss.3021149, 3071149, 147 and 148 - Accused fired at victims with gun and country made pistols - Resulting in death · of four and injuries to one witness - Conviction and sentence of life imprisonment awarded by trial court, affirmed by High Court - Held: There is nothing infirm in the conclusions of trial court and the High Court in placing reliance on tl]e testimony ).- . of eye-witnesses - Medical evidence and forensic report corroborating ocular testimony - s. 149 has clear application to the facts of the case - Conviction justified. ss. 141 and 149 - 'Common object'…

Authorities it was built on

Sign in free to read it

  • The full judgment, page by page, as published in the Supreme Court Reports
  • The ratio: what the Court held, verbatim, with the page it sits on
  • Every bench that relied on it, and every bench that argued against it
  • Search every reported judgment, by party, citation or question
  • Download the PDF, copy pinpoint citations ready for a filing
Sign in to read - for free

An email address, no password.