Supreme Court of India
Duleshwar & Anr. v. The State of M.P. (now Chhattisgarh)
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that this accused Lakhan (A-13) is also entitled to benefit of doubt.
Judgment, page 35
From the headnote
Penal Code,1860: ss. 147, 148, 302, 302/149 and 325 - Prosecution under – Of 18 accused persons – For causing grievous injury to one person PW1 and causing death of another – In two different incidents – Eye-witnesses to both the incidents – High Court convicted 10 accused while acquitting 8 accused giving them benefit of doubt – Appeal by 9 of the convicted accused persons and Revision filed by complainant against acquitted accused persons – High Court affirmed the order of trial court – Appeal to Supreme Court by 7 of the convicted accused – Held: It is proved from the consistent…
Authorities it was built on
- 1964 Masalti v. State of U. P
- 1989 Lalji & Ors. v. State of U.P.
- 1999 Leela Ram (d) through Duli Chand v. State of Haryana and Anr.
- 2006 Kallu @ Masih and Ors. v. State of Madhya Pradesh
- 1999 Indian Airports Employees Union v. Ranjan Chaterjee and Anr.
- 2014 Paulmeli and Anr. v. State of Tamil Nadu Tr. Insp. of Police
- 2016 Harbeer Singh v. Sheeshpal & Ors.
- 2001 Chandra Shekhar Bind and Ors. v. State of Bihar
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