Supreme Court of India
State of U.P. v. Om Prakash
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For the aforesaid reasons, we uphold the judgment passed by the Division Bench of the High Court.
Judgment, page 22
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 3021149 - Brutal murder of 5 persons and grievous injury by sharp edged weapons/lathis to 7 persons - All the accused related to each other heavily armed with deadly weapons attacked the victims to retaliate their defeat in the village elections - When the victims tried to save themselves by taking shelter in a hut, it was set on fire - Victims who tried to run away were also assaulted - Incident occurred at 5 P.M. in sufficient light - Evidence of injured eye witnesses was corroborated by independent witness and medical evidence - Presence of witnesses and
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