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Goverdhan & Anr. v. State of Chhattisgarh

The two accused-appellants and their father-the third accused, were convicted by the trial court u/s.302 r/w s.34 IPC for assaulting a person…

Partly allowed
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
9 Jan 2025
Citation
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 657
Case no.
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 116/2011
Bench
Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai, K.v. Viswanathan, N Kotiswar Singh

Issue for consideration

The two accused-appellants and their father-the third accused, were convicted by the trial court u/s.302 r/w s.34 IPC for assaulting a person with deadly weapons causing his death. High Court upheld the conviction of the appellants while setting aside father. The complainant (PW-6) who filed the FIR was initially projected as the eye witness but later turned hostile during the trial and it was only PW-10 (mother of the deceased) who claimed to be the eye witness. The conviction of appellants was challenged in the instant appeal as being

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