Supreme Court of India

State of U.P. v. Raghuvir and Anr. Etc. Etc.

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Reported as [2017] 13 S.C.R. 293
Bench Uday Umesh Lalit J.
Decided 13 December 2017

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What the Court ordered

In the result, the appeal preferred by the State pertaining to accused Prem Yadav is allowed.

Judgment, page 8

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Penal Code, 1860: s. 302 - Conviction and sentence under - Correctness of - Prosecution case that accused in ambush extended exhortation and fired at the victim resulting in his death - Motive for the crime was enmity between the parties - Accused persons convicted u/s. 302 and sentenced to life imprisonment on the basis c of the credible and trustworthy evidence of eye witnesses, recovery of the gun from accused 'P ', and opinion of the ballistic report - High Court acquitted the accused - On appeal, held: Trial court had accepted the explanation offered by the prosecution for the delay in

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