Supreme Court of India

Musheer Khan @ Badshah Khan & Anr. v. State of M.P.

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Reported as [2010] 2 S.C.R. 119

Bench G.S. Singhvi and Asok Kumar Ganguly JJ.

Decided 28 January 2010

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons discussed above, the Appeal filed by 8 A-4 Musheer.

Judgment, page 28

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860 - s. 30211208 - Arms Act, 1959 - ss. 25(1)(b)(a) and 27 - Murder of deceased by fire shots - -4 and -5 engaged on payment by -1, -2, -3 and -6 for killing deceased - Conviction of -4 and -5 u/s. 30211208 and ss. 25(1)(b)(a) and 27 and sentenced to death - Conviction of -1, -2, -6 u/s. 30211208 and sentenced to· life imprisonment - High Court upheld death sentence against -4 and -5 but acquitted -1, -2 and -6 - On appeal held: Circumstantial evidence against -4 and -5 did not constitute a complete chain which is consistent with their guilt - Identification by PW 4 in T.I.

Authorities it was built on

2007 Amitsingh Bhikamsing Thakur v. State of Maharashtra cited by 4

Where later benches applied it

2022 Munikrishna @ Krishna Etc. v. State by Ulsoor Ps relied on
2022 Venkatesh @ Chandra & Anr. Etc v. State of Karnataka relied on
2020 Chunthuram v. State of Chhattisgarh relied on
2017 State of U.P. v. Sunil relied on
2017 Md. Sajjad @ Raju @ Salim v. State of West Bengal relied on
2013 Madhu @ Madhuranatha & Anr. v. State of Karnataka relied on
2021 Hari Om @ Hero v. State of U.P. referred to
2013 Rohtash Kumar v. State of Haryana referred to
2012 Pudhu Raja & Anr. v. State, Rep. by Inspector of Police referred to
2012 Brijesh Mavi v. State of Nct of Delhi referred to
2010 Maqbool @ Zubir @ Shahnawaz and Anr. v. State of Ap. mentioned

Of those, 6 relied on · 4 referred to · 1 mentioned

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