Supreme Court of India

Lal Bahadur & Ors. v. State (nct of Delhi)

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Reported as [2013] 5 S.C.R. 744
Bench P. Sathasivam and M.Y. Eqbal JJ.
Decided 8 April 2013

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2 Supreme Court benches have cited this judgment.

What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid analysis of the facts and C evidence on record, we reach the inescapable conclusion that the High Court correctly appreciated the evidence and reversed the findings of the trial court.

Judgment, page 26

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860 - ss.1471149/4491436!302!395/396 - Assassination of the Prime Minister of India - Communal riots c - Violent mob attacks on Sikh community - Mob killing husband and father-in-law of PW1 and also looting articles - Acquittal .of accused-appellants - Reversal of acquittal by High Court - Justification - Held: Justified -The witnesses consistently deposed with regard to the offence committed by 0 the appellants and their evidence remained unshaken during their cross-examination - Mere marginal variation and contradiction in their statements not a ground to discard the testimony

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Of those, 2 relied on

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