Supreme Court of India

Rafique @ Rauf & Others v. State of U.P.

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Reported as [2013] 7 S.C.R. 293
Decided 2 July 2013

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the said submission does not impress upon us in order to interfere with the judgment G impugned in this appeal.

Judgment, page 25

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PENAL CODE, 1860: ss.3021149, 3071149, 452, 148 and 147 - Accused indulging in indiscriminate firing, causing death of one of their opponents and injuries to two others - Conviction and life sentence awarded by courts below - Held: The presence of c the informant and injured witnesses at the place of occurrence has been sufficiently explained - Their evidence and the statement of the deceased recorded soon after the incident, the injuryreports and the post-mortem report as well as the motive clearly bring home the guilt of accused-appellants -­ Having regard to the extent of the injuries

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