Supreme Court of India

Pawan @ Rajinder Singh and Another v. State of Haryana

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Reported as [2017] 2 S.C.R. 882
Bench N.V. Ramana J.
Decided 8 March 2017

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the prosecution has failed to prove the charge of offence punishable under Section 302/34 !PC against the two accused.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860 - ss.302134 - Murder - Prosecution case was that on the fateful day, the accused persons demanded return of their money from the neighbour of the victim-deceased - Deceased requested !hem lo waive off the amount and due to /hat altercation took place between the deceased and the two accused - After half an hour the accused persons came back on scooter and therqilfter deceased also left with them but on his separate ~'coater - Tliereafter, deceased did not return and next day his dead body was found in an open ground - Trial court relying upon the testimony of chance witnesses

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