Supreme Court of India

Lokeman Shah and Anr. Etc. Etc. v. State of West Bengal Etc. Etc.

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Reported as [2001] 2 S.C.R. 1095
Bench K.T. Thomas, R.P. Sethi and S.N. Phukan JJ.
Decided 11 April 2001

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For the aforesaid reasons we are not persuaded to interfere with the conviction passed by the uial court and concurred by tl1e High Court, in respect of the appellant Lakeman Shah.

Judgment, page 12

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Penal Code, 1860-Sections 142: 149 & 302-Murder-Unlawful as­ sembly-Murder of Police personnel by accused in a communal riot-First accused sentenced to death by Trial Court-High Court upholding conviction but altered sentence to life imprisonment-Conviction on basis of confessional statemen!-Validity of-Held, confessional statement valid-Accused was mem- ber of unlawful assembly-Conviction and sentence upheld-Criminal Proce- dure Code, 1974--Section 164. Second accused sentenced to death by Trial Court and High Court­ Conviction on basis of evidence of eye-witness and corroboration of his

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