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Gopal Singh & Anr. v. State of Uttarakhand

Trial court convicted the appellants under Sections 302 and 323 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. High Court…

Allowed
Court
Supreme Court of India
Decided
6 Feb 2025
Citation
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 1174
Case no.
CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1408/2014
Bench
Abhay S. Oka, Ujjal Bhuyan

Issue for consideration

Trial court convicted the appellants under Sections 302 and 323 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. High Court altered the conviction to Section 304 Part II, IPC. Whether the identity of the appellants as accused was established. Appellants, if entitled Identity as accused not established – Trial court convicted the appellants u/ss.302, 323 r/w s.34, IPC – High Court altered the conviction to s.304 Part II, IPC – Interference with: Held: Identity of the present appellants as accused was not established before the Court by any

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