Supreme Court of India

Shahid Ali v. The State of Uttar Pradesh

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Bench Vikram Nath and Satish Chandra Sharma JJ.
Decided 11 March 2024

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid, the conviction and sentence of the Appellant under Section 302 IPC is set aside.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration In a celebratory firing during a marriage ceremony, the Appellant shot the deceased resulting in his demise. Whether the Appellant could be held guilty of the offence under Section 304 Part I or Part II of the IPC as against Section 302 IPC. Headnotes Penal Code, 1860 – s. 302, 304 Part I, 304 Part II – Arms Act, 1959 – s.25, s.27 – Deceased shot with country-made pistol – Succumbed to death after bullet hit the deceased on his neck – FIR registered under s.302 along with s.25, 27 Arms Act - All Eyewitnesses turned hostile – Trial Court based on evidence arrived at the…

Where later benches applied it

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