Supreme Court of India

Munna Lal v. The State of Uttar Pradesh

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Reported as [2023] 3 S.C.R. 224
Bench S. Ravindra Bhat and Dipankar Datta JJ.
Decided 24 January 2023

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons aforesaid, this Court is of the opinion that the charge that the appellants had murdered Narayan, cannot be sa id to have been proved beyond reasonable doubt; hence, they were and are entitled to the benefit of doubt.

Judgment, page 19

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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 : s. 374(2) –Appeal f rom convictions – Murder of the complainant’s father – Previous enmity between the parties – On the fateful day, the appellants ar med with weapons inflicted gun shot injuries and blows to the victim resulting in his death – FIR against the appellants – Survivi ng appellants convicted u/s. 302 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment – U pheld by the High Court – On appeal, held : PW-2 being inimical to the appellants, his testimony to be taken carefully – PW -3 was at the best, a chance witness – Circumstances on record do not just ify the

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