Supreme Court of India

Om Prakash v. State of U.P.

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Reported as [2008] 17 S.C.R. 475
Bench S.B. Sinha and Cyriac Joseph JJ.
Decided 12 December 2008

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Penal Code, 1860 - ss 148, 452, 302, rw 149 - Conviction under -'Appellant and other accused armed with deadly weapons trespassing house of father of deceased - c Shots fired resulting in death of deceased - Conviction by trial court - High Court upholding conviction of appellant only - Sustainability of - Held: Not sustainable - High Court erred in holding that shots fired by appellant caused fatal injuries - It did not analyse evidence on record as to who caused other firearm injuries - There were discrepancies in the time ~ of lodging of FIR - Investigation did not start immediately - ..

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