Supreme Court of India

Nand Kumar v. State of Chhatiisgarh

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Reported as [2014] 12 S.C.R. 1146
Bench Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla and Abhay Manohar Sapre JJ.
Decided 31 October 2014

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Penal Code, 1860 - s.302 rlw ss.149, 148 - Unlawful assembly - Murder - Three deiceased - Weapons of offence including lathis, battle axe, sword and rods - Conviction of accused-appellants - Justification - Held: Justified - Ocular evidence of two eye witnesse's (PWs 1 and 3) conclusively prove not only the involvement of accused persons but their o actual active role in killing the three persons - Corroboration from medical evidence of thre,e doctors PW12 and 13 and 14 and their respective post-mo1tem reports (Exs-P-56, 59 and 61) - Accused persons did not listen to the prayer of PWs1 and 3

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