Supreme Court of India

Bannareddy & Ors. v. State of Karnataka & Ors.

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Reported as [2018] 4 S.C.R. 623
Bench N. V. Ramana and S. Abdul Nazeer JJ.
Decided 12 March 2018

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the prosecution was not able to establish the guilt of the accused persons beyond reasonable doubt.

Judgment, page 11

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860 – ss.148, 341, 504, 326 r/w.149 – Prosecution case that accused No.2 picked up quarrel wit h P.W-2, thereafter on same day, the accused-appellants armed with weapons attacked P.W-2, P.W.-3 and P.W-5 – Certain witnesse s intervened and rescued the complainant-P.W-5 and other victims – Police registered complaint u/ss.143, 147, 148, 323, 324, 3 41, 307, 504, 506 r/w. 149 filed by P.W-5 – Trial Court held that prosecution failed to prove the alleged offences against the accused beyond rea sonable doubt and acquitted the accused persons – However, igh Court reversed the order of

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