Supreme Court of India

Dr. Mohammad Khalil Chisti v. State of Rajasthan

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Reported as [2012] 13 S.C.R. 777
Bench P. Sathasivam and Ranjan Gogoi JJ.
Decided 12 December 2012

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that there is· no scope for invoking the applicability of Section 34 IPC against him.

Judgment, page 31

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860 - s. 324 - Death of one and injuries to persons on complainant as well as accused side - Cross­ FIRs - Accused convicted ulss. 302 and 324 rlw. s. 34 /PC by courts below - Appeal by three accused - Held: Evidence suggests that accused were also victims of armed aggression at the hands of the deceased and complainant party - Non­ explanation of the injuries on the accused shows that prosecution suppressed the real genesis of the occurrence - The two sets of evidence led by the prosecution being discrepant with each other, the accused would have the benefit of such discrepancy

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 relied on · 1 referred to · 2 mentioned

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