Supreme Court of India

Durbal v. State of U.P.

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Reported as [2011] 1 S.C.R. 1062
Bench B. Sudershan Reddy and Surinder Singh Nijjar JJ.
Decided 25 January 2011

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What the Court ordered

For the aforesaid reasons, the impugned judgment of A the High Court is set aside and judgment of the trial Court shall stand. restored.

Judgment, page 14

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860- s.302- Testimony of PW-1 that the c accused persons assaulted his father and nephew with knives and spears (bhalas), which led to their death - Three accused - Suggested previous enmity between the accused and PW1 - Incident occurred in the dead of night during mid winter - Witnesses claimed to have identified the accused with the aid of lantern and torches - Trial court acquitted all the accused - High Court, however, relied upon the evidence of PW-1, and ..\"'. reversed the order, of acquittal - Meanwhile -1 and -3 accused died - Conviction of -2 challenged before Supreme

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 mentioned

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