Supreme Court of India

Bachan Singh & Anr. v. State of Bihar

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Reported as [2008] 13 S.C.R. 320
Bench S.B. Sinha and Harjit Singh Bedi JJ.
Decided 11 September 2008

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Penal Code, 1860 I Arms Act, 1959 - ss. 302, 302 rlw s.149, 148 and 147 Is. 27 - Prosecution under- Conviction c by trial court of nine of the thirteen accused - High Court acquitting one while upholding conviction of the rest - On Appeal, held: The prosecution witness proved that there was free fight between both the parties resulting in deaths from both parties - Hence both the groups must share equal responsibility for the incident - Two accused who gave fatal injuries are liable to be convicted u/s 302 /PC and s. 27 of ,.. Arms Act- Other accused are entitled to be acquitted - Benefit of

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