Supreme Court of India

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

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Reported as [2008] 1 S.C.R. 85
Bench C.K. Thakker and Tarun Chatterjee JJ.
Decided 4 January 2008

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Penal Code, · 1860: ss. 399 and 402 - Assembling for purpose of committing dacoity - On information received, police party reached the site with villagers -Arrest of 6 persons c - Recovery of unlicenced firearms, cartridges, and other weapons from them - Conviction by trial court under ss.399 and 402 and s.27 of Arms Act - Acquittal by High Court on grounds of discrepancies in evidence of witnesses and non- examination of relevant witnesses and fact that accused were caught without resistance from their side - On appeal, Held: Order of High Court was on consideration of entire material on

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