Supreme Court of India

Mustak @ Kanio Ahmed Shaikh v. State of Gujarat

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Reported as [2020] 5 S.C.R. 360
Bench R. Banuma Thi and Indira Banerjee JJ.
Decided 18 June 2020

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons discussed above, we dismiss this Appeal and affirm the conviction of the Appellant and the sentence imposed upon the Appellant as enhanced by the High Court.

Judgment, page 23

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860 – s.307 r/w . s.114 – Arms Act – s.25(1)( )(a) – Bombay Police Act – s.135(1) – Attempt to mur der – Pr osecution case that victim, who was going to his laboratory was shot on face in his car fr om a motorbike driven by the appellant – The first accused was the pillion rider – The bullet was operated and r emoved – Ther eafter, the statement of victim was recorded by the investigating officer – Both appellant and the first accused wer e ar rested – The Trial cour t convicted the appellant and the first accused of the offence punishable u/s.307 r/w . s.114 IPC and s.25(1)(

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