Supreme Court of India

Rajendra @ Rajappa and Ors. v. State of Karnataka

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Reported as [2021] 2 S.C.R. 293
Bench Sanjay Kishan Kaul and R. Subhash Reddy JJ.
Decided 26 March 2021

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What the Court ordered

For the aforesaid reasons, we do not find any merit in th is appeal, same is accordingly dismissed.

Judgment, page 15

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860 – s. 302 r/w 149 – Murder pursuant to armed assault – Deceased was assaulted with axe, st ick, pickaxe and stone when he was coming back from work alongwith his wi fe (PW1) and elder brother (PW2) – Six accused – -1 die d – Trial court acquitted -2 to -6 – High Court reversed acquittal of -2 to -5 and convicted them u/s.302 r/w s.149, howeve r, confirmed acquittal of -6 – On appeal by -2 to -5 (appellants), hel d: Trial court erred in disbelieving the evidence of PWs-1 to 3 onl y on the ground that they were relatives of the deceased, forgettin g that PW- 1 was daughter of -1

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