Supreme Court of India
Sripathi & Ors. v. State of Karnataka
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What the Court ordered
In the result, the appeal filed by A.1, A.2 and A.3 (Sripathi, Mallikarjun, Sanjaya) stands allowed while that of Pandit (A.4) stands dismissed.
Judgment, page 6
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - s. 304 (Part II) r/w s. 34 - Deceased c succumbed to stab injuries inflicted by accused on account of quarrel - Co-accused had caught hold of deceased - Conviction by High Court uls.304 (Part II) rlw s.34 - Justification of- Held: Evidence of eye witnesses cogent and -7" trustworthy - Ocular evidence not at variance with medical evidence - Conviction of main accused does not call for interference - However, evidence not specific as regard role played by other accused - Conviction of other accused by application of s. 34 not correct. The question which arose for
Where later benches applied it
Of those, 1 mentioned · 1 not applicable
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