Supreme Court of India

Nirmal Singh and Anr. v. State of Bihar

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Reported as [2004] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 140
Bench B.P. Singh and Arun Kumar JJ.
Decided 17 November 2004

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Penal Code, 1860/Arms Act, 1959-Section 302/Section 27-Prosecution under-Death caused by gun shot by one accused at the exhortation of another accused-Two other accused accompanying-Accused exhorting also armed with firearm-Prosecution case supported by eyewitnesses and medical evidence-Some discrepancies in the case-Conviction by Courts below of the accused who· shot and who exhorted-Acquittal of the other two accused-In appeal, held : Conviction of accused who shot is justified as the· case is supported by the version of eye-witnesses and medical evidence-Contradictions cire not significant

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