Supreme Court of India
49ram Shankar Singh and Others v. State of West Bengal
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What the Court ordered
We hold that the First Information about the commission of the offence was given immediately: in the First Information the names of the three appellants and the part played by them was set out in detail.
Judgment, page 15
From the headnote
The appellants and two others were tried by the Court of session sitting with a jury for rioting and causing fatal injuries to certain persons. The jury brought a unanimous verdict of guilty against the appellants. The Sessions Judge accepted the verdict and sentenced them subject to confirmation by the High Court to suffer the penalty of death. The reference for confirmation of death sentence and the appeal filed by the appellants against the order of conviction and sentence were heard by the High Court which held that the verdict of the Jury was vitiated on account of misdirection on…
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