Supreme Court of India

K. Nagamalleswara Rao and Ors. v. State of Andhra Pradesh

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Reported as [1991] 1 S.C.R. 875
Bench A. M. Ahmadi, V. Ramaswami and M. F Athima Beevi JJ.
Decided 14 March 1991

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In the result the appeal of the appellants against the conviction and sentence under section 302 read with section 149, !PC is allowed and the same is set aside.

Judgment, page 10

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Criminal Law: Indian Penal Code, 1860-Sections 302 and 34- Deceased attacked by several persons-No specific overt act attributed to the accused and instead bald statements that 15 persons caused , injuries to deceased made in the .I.R.· and Dying Declaration which ----was later treated as statement under section 157 Cr. P. .-Conviction of the accused under section 302 and section 302 read with section 34 J.P. . cannot be sustained. Sections 302 and 149-When 15 persons were specifically charged of forming unlawful assembly and committing murder in prosecution of the common object of the

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