seven jurors. It is provided by Section 274 , Criminal Procedure Code that where an accused person is charged with an offence punishable with death ... held with the aid of seven persons. Section 326 , Criminal Procedure Code provides that the number of jurors to be summoned shall not be less
JUDGMENT
Ghose, J.
1. This is a Reference under Section 307 , Criminal Procedure Code by the learned Additional Sessions Judge of Rungpur against the Jury ... were chosen by lot. It is contended that under Section 326 , Criminal Procedure Code, not lees than 18 Jurors should have been summoned. Section
Reference made by the learned Judge under Section 274 , Cr.P.C. as well as on appeals preferred by them.
2. The facts ... adequate examination of the accused under the mandatory provisions of Section 342 , Cr.P.C. The matter is one of considerable importance and is constantly
RESPONDENT
(BY SRI VIJAYAKUMAR MAJAGE, ADDL. SPP.)
THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 374(2)
OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO SET ASIDE ... Appeal is filed by the accused under Section
274 [2] of Criminal Procedure Code ['Code' for short],
challenging the Judgment and Sentence passed
accused with the aforesaid offences then Section 228
of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 comes into role, provision is
also quoted as under ... stage of
Section 227 or 228 of the Code of Criminal Procedure ,
1973. At this stage, even a very strong suspicion
founded upon materials before
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This Criminal Appeal is filed under Section 378(1) and (3)
of Code of Criminal Procedure , praying to grant ... present
appeal under Sections 378(1) & (3) of the Code of Criminal
Procedure , 1973 (hereinafter for brevity referred to as
'
been preferred under Section 401 read with Section 482 of the Cr.PC against the order dated 28.12,2004 passed by the ld. Chief Judicial ... that she filed an application under Section 156(3) of the Cr.PC alleging therein that on 11.05.2004 the O. P. Nos.2-7 along
State.
Heard.
This is the repeat application filed u/s 439 of Cr.P.C for grant of bail
to the applicant. Earlier applications were ... third application filed by applicant
under Section 439 of the Cr.P.C for grant of bail.
Earlier two application were dismissed as
withdrawn
Indian Penal Code -Distinction between the two- Code of
Criminal Procedure (Act V of 1898), s. 233-Charge under s.
302 read with ... Indian Penal Code-No specific charge
under s. 302 , Indian Penal Code as required by s. 233 of the
Code of Criminal Procedure-Conviction under
under Section 366 of the Code of Criminal
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Procedure ( Cr.PC ). Questioning the conviction recorded and
sentence ... reasons within the meaning of Section
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354(3) of the Cr.PC to impose death penalty