Supreme Court of India

Sunil @ Sonu Etc. v. State Nct of Delhi

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Reported as [2024] 9 S.C.R. 616
Bench B.R. Gavai and K.V. Viswanathan JJ.
Decided 24 September 2024

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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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