Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Gun Shot Injuries and Close-Range Firing : Supreme Court Acquits the Accused

Gun Shot Injuries and Close-Range Firing : Supreme Court Acquits the Accused

Acquitting the murder-accused under S.302 of IPC, it was observed that gun shot injuries found on the body of the two deceased disclosed blackening at the margins of the entry wound suggesting that shots were fired from close range. If shots were fired from a close range, why would a person kill two innocent people against whom there is no motive. 

[Anjani Singh v. State of UP [2026] GCtR 10 (SC)]


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