Supreme Court of India

State of U.P. v. Ram Kumar & Ors.

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Reported as [2017] 7 S.C.R. 850
Bench A. K. Sikri and Ashok Bhushan JJ.
Decided 20 July 2017

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that G this is not of any material significance on which evidence of PW. l regarding preparing and lodging of FIR could have been doubted.

Judgment, page 19

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860 - s. 302 - Murder - Prosecution case that week before the incident altercation between informant and his step brothers-accused person - On the fatefiil day, accused person with the common intention of murdering the informant came and ii?iured the informant, killed his wife by using firearms and caused death of one, and two children by putting the whole house to fire - Award of capital punishment by trial court - However, acquittal by High Court, since prosecution failed to prove the guilt of accused - On appeal, held: High Court relied on small inconsistencies and untenable

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