Supreme Court of India

Narayan Manikrao Salgar v. State of Maharashtra

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Reported as [2012] 8 S.C.R. 170
Bench Surinder Singh Nijjar and H.L Gokhale JJ.
Decided 28 August 2012

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above, the appeals are partly allowed and the conviction of the appellants under Section 302 is set aside.

Judgment, page 19

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860- ss. 3261149, 148, 3411149 and 3231 149 - Prosecution of accused u/ss. 148,3021149,3411149 and 3231149 - Death of one caused - Two eye-witnesses - Two dying declarations - Recovery of blood-staineditems, blood­ stained weapons and blood-stained clothes of accused - Conviction by courts below - On appeal, held: The prosecution evidence leads to a conclusion, beyond reasonable doubt that. the deceased was victim of premeditated assault by the appellants-accused - However, in view of the nature of weapons and injuries, accused cannot be said to have shared common object of

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