Supreme Court of India · 1973-12-12
NASEEM AHMED vs DELHI ADMINISTRATION
- Citation / case number
- SC 1970/60185
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- NASEEM AHMED
- Respondent
- DELHI ADMINISTRATION
- Bench
- CHANDRACHUD, Y.V.
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Ram Kumar, confirming the Delhi High Court's decision while reducing the death sentence to life imprisonment. The Court established that the prosecution had sufficiently proven the appellant's involvement in the murder through circumstantial evidence, including the discovery of the victim's body and the appellant's presence at the hotel. The judgment emphasized the importance of corroborative evidence in murder cases, leading to the conclusion that the appellant was guilty of the charges against him.