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may 2009

Supreme Court of India · 2009-05-06

State Of H.P vs Nazar Singh & Anr

Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
State Of H.P
Respondent
Nazar Singh & Anr
Author
S.B. Sinha
Bench
Mukundakam Sharma, S.B. Sinha

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court examined the acquittal of respondents in a murder case under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC and Section 323 IPC. The Court emphasized that the prosecution failed to establish the identity of the assailants, as the deceased did not name anyone responsible for his injuries before dying. The Court upheld the High Court's judgment of acquittal, stating that the evidence presented was insufficient to prove the guilt of the accused beyond a reasonable doubt.

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