Supreme Court of India

Pappi @ Mehboob v. State of Rajasthan

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Reported as [2019] 1 S.C.R. 1083
Bench A. M. Khanwilkar and Ajay Rastogi JJ.
Decided 5 February 2019

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered opinion that the finding of guilt recorded by the Trial Court against the appellant Pappi (Accused No.1) and affirmed by the High Court is a poss ible view and needs no interference.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 – One ‘ ’ was assaulted with swords by seven persons – ‘ ’ succumbed to injuries – Five accused including appellant were tried together while two wer e absconding – Appellant alone was convicted for offence punisha ble u/s.302, IPC simpliciter – On appeal, held: Finding of guilt recorded by the Trial Court against the appellant and affirmed by the High Co urt is a possible view and needs no interference – Merely because the appellant alone was convicted for the stated offence s impliciter u/ s.302, while the other co-accused were acquitted, it does not fol low that

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