MAHESH vs STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Krishna Kumar, establishing that the evidence from eyewitnesses PW-2 and PW-6 was reliable and corroborated by medical testimony. The Court found that the appellant's actions did not fall under the self-defense exception as per Exception-4 to Section 300 IPC. The judgment of the trial court was affirmed, leading to the dismissal of the appeal.