Supreme Court of India

Sivamani and Anr. v. State Represented by Inspector of Police, Vellore Taluk Police Station, Vellore District

Neutral citation
Reported as [2023] 14 S.C.R. 849
Bench Vikram Nath and Ahsanuddin Amanullah JJ.
Decided 28 November 2023

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Issue for consideration: Victims sustained simple injuries. Whether Courts below were justifi ed in convicting appellants u/s. 307 IPC. Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 323, 324 and 307 – Trial Court convicted appellants (accused Nos.3 and 4) u/s. 307, IPC and sentenced to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment – High Court reduced the imprisonment from 10 years to 5 years – Propriety: Held: PW1 and accused no.1 had a dispute concerning a lane between their houses – civil case regarding the same was also pending between them – Accused nos. 1, 2 and 5 along with appellants (accused Nos.3 and 4) reached the shop

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