Supreme Court of India

Maukam Singh & Others v. State of Madhya Pradesh

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Reported as [2025] 4 S.C.R. 336
Bench Sudhanshu Dhulia and K. Vinod Chandran JJ.
Decided 1 April 2025

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What the Court ordered

We find no reason to interfere with the conviction and sentence imposed on the accused.

Judgment, page 7

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Whether the order passed by the High Court upholding the conviction and sentence imposed on the accused u/s.302/34 and ss.323 and 324 rw s.34 IPC justified. Headnotes† Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302, 323, 324, 34 – Murder – Ocular evidence – Animosity between the accused and the victims regarding the ownership of the place of worship – Accused persons-appellants armed with deadly weapons came to the house of the victim-grandfather, questioned them resulting in a scuffle which lead to the death of the victim and injuries to grandchildren – Appellants convicted u/ss.302/34,

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