Supreme Court of India

Krishnappa & Ors. v. State of Karnataka by Babaleshwara Police Station

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Reported as [2012] 6 S.C.R. 1068
Bench H.L. Dattu and Chandramauli Kr. Prasad JJ.
Decided 31 July 2012

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What the Court ordered

In the result, we do not find any infirmity in the impugned G judgment and order passed by the High Court.

Judgment, page 11

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Penal Code, 1860: ss. 3021149 - Murder committed by members of an unlawful assembly - Conviction by trial court of 3 accused - High Court acquitting one of them but reversing acquittal of four more accused - Held: The prosecution has clearly 0 established with ample evidence that -13 and -14 had murdered the deceased - Further, -1, -15, -16 and -21 were members of the same assembly which has caused murder of deceased - They had dragged the deceased after first assault and contributed in preventing him from escaping the assault of 13 and 14 - Therefore, -1, -15, -16, - 21 are guilty of murder

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