Supreme Court of India

Sahdeo and Ors. v. State of U.P.

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Reported as [2004] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 918
Bench K.G. Balakrishnan and B.N. Srikrishna JJ.
Decided 30 April 2004
Status Distinguished

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What the Court ordered

In the result, the appeals preferred by A-1 Sahdeo, A-4 Subhash, A-5 B Chandraveer, A-7 Satyapal and A-10 Parvinder are partly allowed and their conviction on all the counts is confirmed.

Judgment, page 11

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860-Sections 302, 149, 148 and 452-Evidence Act, 1872-Sections 3 and 27-Accused persons armed with weapons intercepting a bus-Indiscriminate firing at deceased persons resulting in their death- Two of the deceased chased and killed thereafter. and two persons managed to escape-FJR lodged-Investigation conducted-Post mortem report showing only gun shot injuries on the bodies of deceased person-Deposition about the incident by those who managed to escape-Conviction of accused persons armed with fire arms and imposition of death penalty-Order upheld by High Court-Acquittal of

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 referred to · 1 not applicable

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