Supreme Court of India

Premchand v. The State of Maharashtra

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Reported as [2023] 2 S.C.R. 119
Bench S. Ravindra Bhat and Dipankar Datta JJ.
Decided 3 March 2023

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What the Court ordered

Before parting, we observe that this is a case where the police should have investigated the injuries suffered by the appellant too.

Judgment, page 15

From the headnote

Penal Code,1860 – ss. 300,302 307 and 304 – The trial Court convicted the appellant for the offence of murder o f the victim- deceased and attempt to murder three others – The judgment of the trial Court was challenged by the appellant by prefe rring appeal before the High Court – The High Court upheld the j udgment of trial Court – On appeal, held: The trial court and the igh Court did not consider written Statement (Ext. 96) of the appellant u/s 313(5) Cr.P. . in its entirety, non-consideration o f the same has made the conviction vulnerable to interference – Trial Cou rt failed to

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