Supreme Court of India

Sukh Ram v. State of U. P.

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Reported as [1974] 2 S.C.R. 518
Decided 29 November 1973

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What the Court ordered

In the result, we find no illegality in the conviction of the appellant ·with the aid of s. 34 I. P. C. There is no force in this appeal and it is hereby dismissed.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Penal Code-S. 302 read withs. 34-Two of the three named accused acquitted­ Whether the third could be convicted wirh the aid of s. 34. The appellant, along with two others, was tried for an offence under s. 302, I. P. . read withs. 34, I. P. . The Sessions Judge acquitted one of the accused, while the High Court acquitted another but the appellant was convicted and senten­ ced. Th'e charge specifically mentioned that the murder was committed by the three accused named therein. In appeal to this Court it was contended that after the acquittal of two of the three accused by the two courts

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