Latesh @ Dadu Baburao Karlekar vs The State of Maharashtra
SC · 30 January 2018
[2018] 1 S.C.R. 709 : 2018 INSC 70
Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 302 and 307 – Prosecution case that six accused persons armed with various weapons, on account of some old enmity, assaulted PW-2 and his brother – A-1 was caught red-handed but other accused perso…
Dashrath @ Jolo & Anr. etc. vs State of Chhattisgarh
SC · 23 January 2018
[2018] 1 S.C.R. 368 : 2018 INSC 51
Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 r/w s.149 – Murder – Unlawful assembly – On facts, death of three persons and injuries to two by the appellants – Appellants found guilty of forming unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapons, w…
State of Himachal Pradesh vs Raj Kumar
SC · 8 January 2018
[2018] 1 S.C.R. 102 : 2018 INSC 9
Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302, 201 r/w.34 – Case based on circumstantial evidence – Deceased was residing with PW1 (son), PW2 (daughter) and accused-respondent (brother-in-law) – On the fateful night, PW1 heard the cries of…