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Zainul v. The State of Bihar

Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302 and 149

Allowed
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
7 Oct 2025
Citation
[2025] 11 S.C.R. 60
Case no.
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1187/2014
Bench
J.b. Pardiwala, R Mahadevan

Issue for consideration

The High Court dismissed the appeal preferred by the appellants herein and thereby affirmed the judgment and order of conviction passed by the Trial Court in Sessions Case No. 124 of 1989 holding the appellants herein guilty of the offence of murder punishable u/s.302 r/w. Court committed any error in passing the impugned judgment and order.

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