Supreme Court of India

Sivamani and Anr. v. State Represented by Inspector of Police, Vellore Taluk Police Station, Vellore District

Neutral citation
Bench Vikram Nath and Ahsanuddin Amanullah JJ.
Decided 28 November 2023

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Issue for consideration: Victims sustained simple injuries. Whether Courts below were justifi ed in convicting appellants u/s. 307 IPC. Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 323, 324 and 307 – Trial Court convicted appellants (accused Nos.3 and 4) u/s. 307, IPC and sentenced to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment – High Court reduced the imprisonment from 10 years to 5 years – Propriety: Held: PW1 and accused no.1 had a dispute concerning a lane between their houses – civil case regarding the same was also pending between them – Accused nos. 1, 2 and 5 along with appellants (accused Nos.3 and 4) reached the shop…

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