Supreme Court of India · 1976-05-06
SUBHASH & ANOTHER vs STATE OF U.P.
- Citation / case number
- SC 1974/60289
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- SUBHASH & ANOTHER
- Respondent
- STATE OF U.P.
- Author
- Y.V. CHANDRACHUD
- Bench
- Y.V. CHANDRACHUD
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Subhash and Shyam Narain under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Ram Sanehi, affirming the trial court's death sentence for Subhash and life imprisonment for Shyam Narain. The Court found that the prosecution established the motive and the act of murder, with eyewitness accounts corroborating the events leading to the fatal shooting. The appeal was dismissed, confirming the lower courts' findings and sentences.