Supreme Court of India

Vasudev v. State of M.P.

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Reported as [2022] 1 S.C.R. 514
Bench Indira Banerjee and J. K. Maheshwari JJ.
Decided 1 February 2022

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What the Court ordered

In view of the foregoing, the Trial Court and High Cour t committed error in convicting the appellant for the charge under Section 307/34 IPC read with Section 27 Arms Act.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860 – ss.307/34 – Arms Act – s. 3/25(1B )(a) and s. 27/34 – The case of prosecution that Sub-Inspector (PW-6) along with SDOP (PW-10) reached a village on having informat ion that an absconding accused ‘R’ was hiding with his associate members – The accused persons were hiding in a house – PW-10 challenged the accused to surrender – However, the accused persons opened fire on the police from inside the house – After retaliation from the police parties, the accused ‘R’ expressed his wish to surrender – Accordingly, the accused ‘R’ along with accused/ appellant surrendered before

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