Supreme Court of India
State of Madhya Pradesh v. Goloo Raikwar and Anr.
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What the Court ordered
For the foregoing reasons, we are of the opinion that the High Court was in error in altering the conviction of the respondents/accused from one under Section 302 to that under Section 304-I Indian Penal Code.
Judgment, page 6
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860: s. 304 Part I - Prosecution case was that PW-I and his uncle victim-deceased were on their way - They sm;• all the accused persons armed with weapons coming towards them - Accused- hurled a country bomb at them - On explosion, they fell down - Accused- dealt a blow of sword to PWJ and other accused also assaulted him with weapons - PWJ saw accused persons assaulting the victim-deceased with their weapons - PWJ ran and informed PW3, brother of the deceased - Deceased was . rushed to hospital where he was declared dead - Conviction by trial court u/s. 302 and life imprisonment
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Where later benches applied it
- 2024 Ramji Lal Bairwa & Anr. v. State of Rajasthan & Ors.
- 2019 Ravi S/o Ashok Ghumare v. The State of Maharashtra
Of those, 2 mentioned
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