Supreme Court of India

Kunwar Pal v. State of Uttarakhand

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Reported as [2013] 10 S.C.R. 239
Bench Dr. B.S. Chauhan and S.A. Bobde JJ.
Decided 8 October 2013

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Penal Code, 1860 - s. 304 (Part II) - Prosecution and conviction of accused u/s. 304 by courts below - On appeal, held: The Intention of the acused to kill the deceased not proved beyond reasonable doubt - However, it can be held that he had knowledge that his act was likely to cause death - Hence his conviction altered to one u/s. 304 (Part II) - Sentence of life imprisonment reduced to 7 years. Appellant-accused was prosecuted for killing one person. The prosecution case was that the appellant­ accused alongwith three others, had gone wit~ 3 double barrel guns to a marriage ceremony. Due to

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