Supreme Court of India · 2001-12-04
Jhapsa Kabari & Ors vs State Of Bihar
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2002 SUPREME COURT 312
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Jhapsa Kabari & Ors
- Respondent
- State Of Bihar
- Author
- U.C. Banerjee
- Bench
- U.C. Banerjee
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the convictions under Sections 302/34 IPC for the murder of Ram Sewak Singh and Shital Singh, affirming the common intention of the accused in a factional violence context. The Court found sufficient evidence to support the charges against the appellants, while acquitting others based on lack of evidence. The Court also confirmed the sentences of life imprisonment and additional rigorous imprisonment for related offenses, emphasizing the gravity of the crimes committed in a violent assembly.