Supreme Court of India

Omkar Singh v. Jaiprakash Narain Singh & Anr.

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Reported as [2022] 1 S.C.R. 550
Bench M. R. Shah and Sanjiv Khanna JJ.
Decided 9 February 2022

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above and for the reasons stated above t he present appeal succeeds.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 r/w s.34 – Murder – Common intention –Two accused, -2 (respondent no.1) and his s on ( -1) – Three PWs – Sessions Court convicted -1 u/s.302 and -2 u/s. 302 r/w 34 – High Court affirmed conviction of -1, but, acquit ted -2 – On appeal by first informant/ son of deceased, held: High Court erred in acquitting -2 – All three PWs were consist ent and fully supported the case of prosecution – Even as per the High ourt the motive was established and proved – High Court also observed that due to land dispute there was enmity between t he parties – Therefore, High Court ought

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