Supreme Court of India

Duleshwar & Anr. v. The State of M.P. (now Chhattisgarh)

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Reported as [2020] 5 S.C.R. 1001
Bench A. M. Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshw Ari JJ.
Decided 21 January 2020

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that this accused Lakhan (A-13) is also entitled to benefit of doubt.

Judgment, page 35

From the headnote

Penal Code,1860: ss. 147, 148, 302, 302/149 and 325 - Pr osecution under – Of 18 accused persons – For causing grievous injury to one person PW1 and causing death of another – In two differ ent incidents – Eye-witnesses to both the incidents – High Court convicted 10 accused while acquitting 8 accused giving them benefit of doubt – Appeal by 9 of the convicted accused persons and Revision filed by complainant against acquitted accused persons – High Court affirmed the or der of trial cour t – Appeal to Supr eme Cour t by 7 of the convicted accused – Held: It is pr oved fr om the consistent

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