Supreme Court of India

State of M.P. v. Udai Singh

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Reported as [1997] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 596
Bench M.M Punchhi and M. Srinivasan JJ.
Decided 1 December 1997

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Indian Penal Code, I860-Sections 302 and 307-Accused committing murder of three women in a string and attempting to kill the fourth-One of the victims shot dead while she was trying to go back after closing the door-Evidence by three witnesses present at the place of occurrence­ Deposition by Doctor that death caused by gun shot injury and shock and haemorrhage-Conviction by Trial Court-Acquilla/ by High .Court on the reasoning that defection of the fire on one victim was below to upwards and a male is taller than female and hence any male killer could not have shot a female victim from below

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