Supreme Court of India

Balwantbhai B. Patel v. State of Gujarat & Ors.

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Reported as [2009] 14 S.C.R. 306
Decided 9 September 2009

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PENAL CODE, 186.SJ: c s. 302134 - Three accused stated to have attacked two persons - Death of one of the victims caused - The third accused-appellant stated to have caught hold of the witness who tried to intervene and enabled another accused to cause a simple injury on him - Trial court convicting one of the 0 accused u/s. 302 and the other two including the accused­ appellant u/s. 302134 - High Court affirming tne conviction - Plea by accused-appellant that the only role attributed to him was that of catching hold of the witness and that he was falsely roped in - Held: There is no evidence

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