Supreme Court of India

Sripathi & Ors. v. State of Karnataka

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Reported as [2009] 5 S.C.R. 309
Bench Dr. Arijit Pasayat, Harjit Singh Bedi and Asok Kumar Gangul Y JJ.
Decided 4 March 2009
Status Distinguished

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2 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

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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