Supreme Court of India

Amerika Rai & Ors. v. State of Bihar

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Reported as [2011] 3 S.C.R. 176
Bench V.S. Sirpurkar and Anil R. Dave JJ.
Decided 23 February 2011

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Penal Code, 1860 - s.302 r/w s.149 and s.307 - Murder and attempt to murder - Unlawful assembly- Common object - Vican"ous liability- Allegation that a day after an altercation, at the time of marriage of PW-7's brother, and assault on - 5, the accused persons slapped and fisted PW-6, the brother­ in-law of the bride of PW-l's brother and when PW-l's brother resisted such action, the accused persons indiscriminately fired at PW-7 and his brother causing grievous injun"es to the former and death of the latter - Conviction by Courts below of the six accused persons - Further appeal of -3

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