Supreme Court of India
Sunil @ Sonu Etc. v. State Nct of Delhi
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What the Court ordered
We are of the considered opinion that the appellants are entitled to the benefit of doubt.
Judgment, page 9
From the headnote
Issue for Consideration Issue arose for consideration that as to whether the accused can be convicted for the offence punishable u/s.302 IPC or in the facts and circumstance of the case, the conviction needs to be altered to a lesser offence. Headnotes† Penal Code, 1860 – s.304 Part-I, s.302 rw s.34 – Culpable homicide not amounting to murder – Pre-existing disputes between the parties leading to verbal altercation whereafter accused persons attacked the victims with knives and dandas, resulting in death of one – FIR lodged by one of the victim as also the appellant – Conviction of the
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