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Rajan v. The State of Haryana

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Reported as [2025] 9 S.C.R. 744
Bench J.B. Pardiwala and Sandeep Mehta JJ.
Decided 2 September 2025

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid, this appeal fails and is hereby dismissed.

Judgment, page 20

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the courts below convicting and sentencing the appellant for offence punishable u/ss.302/34 IPC and ss.25, 27 of the Arms Act; and delay at the instance of the High Court in uploading the judgment after a period of about 2 years 5 months. Headnotes† Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302/34 – Arms Act, 1959 – ss.25, 27 – Murder – Appellant and one co-accused guilty of the alleged offence of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment – One co-accused absconded and three other co-accused acquitted of all the charges – High

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