Supreme Court of India

Goudappa & Ors. v. State of Karnataka

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Reported as [2013] 4 S.C.R. 547
Bench A.K. Patnaik and Chandramauli Kr. Prasad JJ.
Decided 11 March 2013

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Penal Code, 1860 - s. 302 rlw s. 34, 143 and 148 - Murder - Of husband, by the wife's father and uncles - Five accused - Conviction of accused nos. 3, 4 & 5 (appellants) u/s.302 rl w s.34 - Justification - Held: Justified - Deceased was done to death in furtherance of common intention - The fact that accused nos.3 and 4 held the deceased and facilitated accused no. 5 to give the fatal blow and made no effort to prevent him from assaulting the deceased leads to the irresistible and inescapable conclusion that accused nos. 3 and 4 shared the common intention with accused no. 5 - Intention of

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