Supreme Court of India

Mahendra Singh v. State of Utiaranchal

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Reported as [2011] 9 S.C.R. 1061
Decided 9 August 2011

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PENAL CODE, 186'0: c s. 304 (Part-I) - Gunshot injury causing death of victim - Conviction u/s 302 cind sentence of life imprisonment awarded by courts below - Plea that the injury was caused during scuffle - HELD: Tl1e evidence of prosecution witnesses and the site plan indicating the shot to have been fired from . a distance of 14-18 feet not supported by medical evidence . which sf1ows gunshot injuries one of entry with tattooing marks ' around it and the other of exit - Further, the accused also sustained injuries - It is, therefore, possible in the light of the evidence, that the accused

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