Supreme Court of India

State of Haryana v. Shakuntla and Ors.

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Reported as [2012] 5 S.C.R. 276
Bench A.K. Patnaik and Swatanter Kumar JJ.
Decided 19 April 2012

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Penal Code, 1860 - ss.302, 325, 148 and 149 - Murder - Common object - Armed assault on PW4's parents causing c 30133 injuries on different parts of their body and consequently their death - Earlier, on one occasion accused 'M' and 'R' had beaten PW4's parents, for which they were facing criminal trial, and on another occasion they had abused and beaten PW4 - All nine accused convicted by trial 0 court - High Court accepted the plea of alibi taken by three accused i.e. 'S', 'P' and 'Sa' and acquitted them but upheld conviction in relation to the other six accused (including 'M' and 'R')

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