Supreme Court of India

Babu Ram and Anr. v. State of U.P. and Ors.

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Reported as [2002] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 366
Bench R.C. Lahoti J.
Decided 1 August 2002

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What the Court ordered

For the foregoing reasons, Criminal Appeal No. 256/2001 filled by Ram Swamp and Raja Ram is dismissed.

Judgment, page 12

From the headnote

Penal Code: Sections 34, 147, 148, 149, 302 and 325: Murder-Act of assault by lathi-Subsequent/y, act of firing by other accused persons-Caused death of victim-Inference-Held, Absence of direct or circumstantial evidence-Evidence of eye-witnesses confirm that act of assault was over when gun shots were fired at victim-Injuries caused by lathi not enough to cause the death-In such circumstances, inference cannot be drawn that accused were sharing common intention with other accused, and death of the victim was caused due to their concerted action. Murder-Simultaneous firing by accused

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