Supreme Court of India

Birju v. State of M.P.

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Reported as [2014] 1 S.C.R. 1047

Bench K.S. Radhakrishnan and Vikramajit Sen JJ.

Decided 14 February 2014

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that this is a fit case where 20 years of rigorous imprisonment, without remission, to the F appellant, over the period which he has already undergone, would be an adequate sentence and will render substantial justice.

Judgment, page 16

From the headnote

PENAL CODE, 1860: s.302 /PC and s.27 of the Arms Act - Murder of a child c aged 1 year - Conviction - Death sentence awarded by courts below, keeping in view a large number of criminal cases pending against accused - Held: Prosecution, by evidence of eye witness and medical evidence and FSL report, has successfully proved the cause of death and use of firearm by 0 accused - The findings of trial court as affirmed by High Court that offences under s. 302 /PC and s.27 of the Arms Act have been made out against accused are concurred with - However, sentence of death is converted into one of

Authorities it was built on

1983 Machhl Singh and Others v. State of Punjab cited by 60
2008 Swamy Shraddananda @ Murali Manohar Mishra v. State of Karnataka cited by 55
2010 C. Muniappan & Ors. v. State of Tamil Nadu cited by 28
2012 Rajendra Pralhadrao Wasnik v. The State of Maharashtra cited by 12

Where later benches applied it

2019 Md Mannan @ Abdul Mannan v. State of Bihar relied on
2024 Navas @ Mulanavas v. State of Kerala referred to
2023 Vikas Chaudhary v. The State of Delhi referred to
2022 Manoj & Ors v. State of Madhya Pradesh referred to
2018 Rajendra Pralhadrao Wasnik v. State of Maharashtra referred to
2018 Jitendra @ Kalla v. State of Govt. of Nct of Delhi referred to
2014 Mofil Khan & Anr. v. State of Jharkhand referred to

Of those, 1 relied on · 6 referred to

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