Supreme Court of India

Mahavir Singh v. State of Madhya Pradesh

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Reported as [2016] 8 S.C.R. 394
Bench A.K. Sikri J.
Decided 9 November 2016

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What the Court ordered

Resultantly, the appeal is allowed and the judgment of conviction and order of sentence passed by the High Court is set aside.

Judgment, page 16

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860 - s. 302 - Appellant-accused alongwith other co-accused charged u/ss. 302, 147, 1./8 and 149 !PC - Trial court acquitted all the accused in view of contradictory statements of PWs, conflict befll'een ocular and medical evidence, delay in recording statements of witnesses, non-availability of proper site plan and absence of authenticated ballistic expert report - High Court partly allowing the appeal of the State convicted the appe/lant­ accused uls. 302 - On appeal, held: In the facts of the case there was no .compelling and substantial reason for the High court to interfere

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