Supreme Court of India

Mallappa & Ors. v. State of Karnataka

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Reported as [2024] 2 S.C.R. 288
Bench Bela M. Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma JJ.
Decided 12 February 2024

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Issue for Consideration The trial Court acquitted appellants-accused nos.3, 4 and 5 for the commission of murder of one ‘M’. However, the High Court reversed the order of acquittal and held the appellants guilty of the commission of murder. Whether the High Court was correct in reversing the order of acquittal of the trial Court and thereby convicting the accused persons u/s. 302 IPC. Headnotes Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 – Acquittal under – As per prosecution eight accused persons armed with axes, knives and clubs attacked ‘M’ and assualted him – PW-4 tried to run away, however, was assaulted

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