Supreme Court of India
Jagga Singh and Anr. v. State of Punjab
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What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that the appellants are entitled to get the benefit of doubt so far as offence under Section 302 Indian Penal Code is concerned because the prosecution case was that Hoshiar Singh was taken away by the accused and after 15/20 minutes gun shots were heard.
Judgment, page 2
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860: s.302, s.325 - Three accused- Two victims - Gunshot injury to first victim which hit him on the c leg - Second victim taken away by the accused - 20 minutes later, the sound of 3 or 4 gun shots heard - Dead body of the second victim found next morning - Conviction by trial court u/s.307 - High Court, however, convicting them u/s.302 - Held: As per the post mortem report, there were only lacerated wounds on the dead body of the second victim - There was no gun shot wound on his body - Accused entitled to benefit of doubt and consequently acquitted of charge u/s.302, however,
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