Supreme Court of India

Subhash Chandra & Ors. v. State of U.P.

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Reported as [2009] 9 S.C.R. 398
Bench S.B. Sinha and Dr. Mukundakam Sharma JJ.
Decided 15 May 2009

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Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 3021149, 3241149, 3231149, 147 and 148 - Murder of one and injuries to two - Conviction by c · courts below - Based on evidence of injured witness - On appeal, plea of contradiction of the statements of the witnesses vis-a-vis FIR and Injury Report - Held: Contradictions of statements vis-a-vis FIR are not major and vital - Statements are corroborated by medical evidence - Prosecution case proved - conviction upheld. Courts below convicted all the appellants-accused u/ ss. 302/149, 324/149, 323/149 IPC. Two of the accused were further convicted u/ss. 147 and 148 IPC.

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