Supreme Court of India

Shabir Ahmed Teli v. State of Jammu & Kashmir

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Reported as [2013] 4 S.C.R. 248
Bench Aftab Alam and R.M. Lodha JJ.
Decided 11 April 2013

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that both the trial court and the High Court rightly held the appellant guilty of the charge of murder.

Judgment, page 12

From the headnote

Ranbir Penal Code - s. 302 - Murder - Life imprisonment - Appellant allegedly killed his neighbor by firing several gun shots at him - Alleged motive behind the killing was refusal by the deceased to give his daughter in marriage to the appellant - Conviction of accused-appellant - Justification of - Held: Justified - Statements of the PWs made it clear that the family members of the deceased were o full of fear of the appellant, who had an unruly and violent background - Appellant used to come to the house of the deceased as he wished and give to his family members open threats of dire

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