Supreme Court of India

Pankaj v. State of Rajasthan

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Reported as [2016] 5 S.C.R. 816
Bench V. Gopala Gowda and R.K. Agrawal JJ.
Decided 9 September 2016

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the High Court has rightly discarded the same.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860: s.302 r/w s.34 - Murder - Allegation that appellant along with other three accused fired bullet at victim­ deceased which hit him in the n_eck due to which deceased fell down and became unconscious - Deceased was rushed to hospital where he succumbed to injuries after few days - Trial court convicted all the accused u/s.302 - High Court upheld conviction of appellant while acquitted other accused - On appeal, Held: Sole eye-witness (PW-8) stated that he took the deceased to the hospital and the blood was oozing from his body - However, during investigation blood stained

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