Supreme Court of India

State of U.P. v. Sikander Ali and Ors.

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Reported as [1998] 2 S.C.R. 658
Bench M.M. Puncchi, K.T. Thomas and S. Rajendra Babu JJ.
Decided 3 April 1998

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What the Court ordered

Resultantly, we upset the order of acquittal and restore the conviction C of the two accused of the offence under Section 302 IPC. But we do not think that there is any warrart for awarding death panalty to the accused.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Criminal Law : Indian Panel Code, 1860 : Section 302-Murder-Two persons shot dead-FIR Lodged giving vivid details including names of the assailants and witness-Conviction by Trial Court-Sentenced to death-Reappreciation of Evidence-On appeal, sentence of death set-aside by High Court-Held : High Court should not have disturbed the finding of trial court's order-Conviction of the accused restored-However, sentence of death commuted to imprisonment for life. Criminal Procedure 1973: Section 161-Delay of 24 days in examining the eye witness-IO's involvement in other duties relating to the upkeep

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