Supreme Court of India

Murari Thakur and Anr. v. State of Bihar

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Reported as [2006] SUPP. 10 S.C.R. 988
Bench S.B. Sinha and Markandey Ka Tju JJ.
Decided 14 December 2006

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that there was no such fatal delay in lodging the FIR. We agree with the view taken by the High Court and the Trial Court that the accused had committed murder of deceased Bal Krishna Mishra after E overpowering him in furtherance of their common intention on 26.8. 1998 at 4 p,m.

Judgment, page 4

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860: s.302134-Common intention-Three accused participating in murder of a boy-One holding legs of victim, the other sitting on his back and holding his hands, the third pressing his neck and cutting his throat­ Complicity of the first two-Held, accused had committed murder after overpowering the victim-s.34 is clearly applicable-Plea for benefit of Juvenile Justice Act having not been raised in courts below, cannot be allowed to be taken up at such a late stage in Supreme Court-There was no fatal delay in lodging Fl R-Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000.

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 referred to

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