Supreme Court of India · 2002-03-22
BHAGWAN SINGH vs STATE OF M.P.
- Citation / case number
- SC 1999/10965
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- BHAGWAN SINGH
- Respondent
- STATE OF M.P.
- Author
- K.G. BALAKRISHNAN R.P. SETHI
- Bench
- K.G. BALAKRISHNAN R.P. SETHI
Judgment text excerpt
The appellants challenged a High Court judgment that reversed a trial court's acquittal, convicting them for murder under Section 302 read with Section 149 of the IPC. The case arose from a dispute over mango trees, leading to an assault involving multiple accused persons. The Supreme Court examined the reversal of an acquittal and the evidence pertaining to the liability of the accused under common object.