Supreme Court of India

Vithal Laxman Chalawadi & Etc. v. State of Karnataka Rep. by P. Prosecutor

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Reported as [2010] 12 S.C.R. 574
Bench Markandey Kat Ju and T.S. Thakur JJ.
Decided 19 October 2010

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What the Court ordered

In the result, conviction and sentence of appellant, Vithal Laxman Chalawadi for the offence under Section 302/34 IPC recorded by the High Court is affirmed.

Judgment, page 9

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 302134 and 323 - Murder and voluntanJy causing hurt - Altercation between two families - c Assault by accused persons resulting in death of deceased and injuries to mother and brother of deceased - Conviction of two accused u/ss. 323 and 324 - Acquittal of remaining four accused - High Court convicting accused nos. 1 to 4 u/ s. 302134 and acquitting the remaining two - On appeal, held: 0 Strained relationship between two families sufficiently established - Homicidal death of deceased - Testimony of injured eye-witnesses that accused no .. 1 responsible for inflicting

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