Supreme Court of India

Peer Singh v. The State of Madhya Pradesh

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Reported as [2019] 6 S.C.R. 549
Bench S. A. Bobde, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Deepak Gupta JJ.
Decided 9 April 2019

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above discussion, we allow the appeals and set aside the judgment of the trial court dated 19th November, 2001 in Sessions Case No.57 of 1993 and of the High Court dated 27th June, 2011 in Criminal Appeal No.1354 of 2001 so far as the conviction of the appellants; Peer Singh, Bhagwansingh and Gajrajsingh is concerned.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860: s.302 r/w s.148 and s.149 – Murde r – Fifteen person tried for murder – Prosecution case was that the victim-deceased was returning to his village on his mot or cycle and was accompanied by two pillion riders, one of them was PW-8 – When they came near their village, victim-deceased wa s attacked by large number of persons armed with dharia, swords etc. which resulted in his death – Pillion riders managed to escape and informed the father of the deceased about the incident, who then, along w ith others, reached the spot – On the way, they met PW5 who i nformed that he

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