Supreme Court of India

Guiram Mondal v. State of West Bengal

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Reported as [2013] 2 S.C.R. 1107
Bench K.S. Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra JJ.
Decided 26 April 2013

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the High Court has rightly reversed the judgment of the trial court after 8 finding the appellant guilty under Section 302 read with Section 148 of IPC for the murder of Amrita Dome and awarded the sentence of life imprisonment.

Judgment, page 11

From the headnote

PENAL CODE, 1860: ss. 148 and 3021149- Double murder - Conviction of one c accused only by trial court for causing death of one of the deceased- High Court convicting the appellant and four others - Held: High Court has correctly appreciated the evidence rendered by witnesses - It rightly came to the conclusion that trial court was completely in error by over-looking some crucial 0 and important evidence and placing much reliance on non­ mention of name of accused persons in inquest report - High Court has rightly held the appellant guilty uls 302 read with s. 148 and awarded him sentence of

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