DUDH NATH PANDEY vs THE STATE OF U.P.

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 IPC for murder, affirming that the normal sentence for such an offense is life imprisonment rather than death. The Court emphasized that concurrent findings of fact by lower courts do not preclude further examination, especially if there are grounds to question their correctness. In this case, the Court found that the evidence did not warrant the extreme penalty of death, considering the appellant's socio-economic background and the provocation he faced from the deceased's family.