Supreme Court of India

Pappu Tiwary v. State of Jharkhand

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Reported as [2022] 8 S.C.R. 121
Bench Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M. M. Sundresh JJ.
Decided 31 January 2022

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Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302/34 – Arms Act, 1959 – s.2 7 – Murder – Five people collectively inflicted knife i njuries on the deceased after he was shot – Accused P fired at deceased and others inficted knife blows– Conviction and sentence u/s. 302/34, and P additionally charged u/s. 27 of the Arms Act – Upheld by the High Court, except for one who was a minor –In appeal before this Court by the two accused, held: As regards, accused L, on all th e aspects, the accused failed to discharge the burden to establish t he plea of alibi – It was not a case where opportunity was not grante d to him –

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