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2020 Delhi Riots: Delhi High Court upholds seven-year sentence for five men in 22-year old Muslim migrant worker’s death
The Court holds that failure to identify who inflicted the fatal injuries does not absolve the accused under Section 149 IPC, relying on evidence of their participation in an armed mob that assaulted the victim, Monish
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2020 Delhi Riots: Delhi High Court upholds seven-year sentence for five men in 22-year old Muslim migrant worker’s death
The Court holds that failure to identify who inflicted the fatal injuries does not absolve the accused under Section 149 IPC, relying on evidence of their participation in an armed mob that assaulted the victim, Monish