Supreme Court of India
Santosh Singh v. The State of Madhya Pradesh
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What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that the acquittal as against A6 and A12 passed by the High Court has to be reversed and we do so.
Judgment, page 21
In brief
Seventeen persons were alleged to have ambushed three brothers near their house on the night of 09.03.2004, shooting one dead and injuring PW1 with a lathi. On the prosecution evidence, A1 fired a 12-bore gun at the victim's chest at close range while A6 (with an absconding accused) caught hold of and dragged the victim, and A12 exhorted A1 to shoot; A13 was said to be present carrying a double-barrel gun but fired no shot.…
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