Supreme Court of India
Pappu Tiwary v. State of Jharkhand
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We are of the view that the story put forth by the prosecution has been established and has not been dented by the appellant accused so as to cast a doubt and entitle them to benefit of doubt.
Judgment, page 14
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302/34 – Arms Act, 1959 – s.27 – Murder – Five people collectively inflicted knife injuries on the deceased after he was shot – Accused P fired at deceased and others inficted knife blows– Conviction and sentence u/s. 302/34, and P additionally charged u/s. 27 of the Arms Act – Upheld by the High Court, except for one who was a minor –In appeal before this Court by the two accused, held: As regards, accused L, on all the aspects, the accused failed to discharge the burden to establish the plea of alibi – It was not a case where opportunity was not granted to him – Thus…
Authorities it was built on
- 2012 Jitender Kumar v. State of Haryana
- 2016 Yogesh Singh v. Mahabeer Singh & Ors.
- 2015 Vijaypal v. State (gnct) of Delhi
- 2000 Suresh Rai and Ors. v. State of Bihar
- 2018 Tehseen Poonawalla v. Union of India and Anr.
- 2014 Sudarshan and Anr. v. State of Maharashtra
- 2011 Prahalad Singh & Ors v. State of M.P.
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