Supreme Court of India

Shio Shankar Dubey & Ors. v. State of Bihar

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Reported as [2019] 7 S.C.R. 607
Bench Ashok Bhushan and K. M. Joseph JJ.
Decided 9 May 2019

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Penal Code 1860: s. 302 – Murder – Accused persons armed with weapons killed the victim – Informant fled from the scene of incident and recorded FIR – Conviction of appellant no. 1 to 3 for the offence u/ss. 302/149/148, u/ss. 302/149/147 and u/s . 302/147 and 379 respectively – Upheld by the High Court – On appeal held: Courts below justified in convicting and sentencing the appellants – Prosecution case fully proved against them – Prosecu tion witness, who accompanied the deceased-victim gave the eyewitness account of the entire incident – Mere fact that witness was rel ated does not lead

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