Supreme Court of India · 1992-01-21
PRADUMANSINH KALUBHA vs STATE OF GUJARAT
- Citation / case number
- SC 1981/63130
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- PRADUMANSINH KALUBHA
- Respondent
- STATE OF GUJARAT
- Author
- M. FATHIMA BEEVI
- Bench
- M. FATHIMA BEEVI
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's conviction of the appellant under Section 304 Part II IPC for causing death by a knife blow, overturning the trial court's acquittal. The Court found that the High Court correctly established the appellant's involvement in the crime, rejecting the trial court's reasoning as unsustainable. The evidence from eyewitnesses was deemed credible, affirming the High Court's conclusion that the trial court's findings were erroneous.