Supreme Court of India · 2001-09-11
Latel vs State Of Chhattisgarh
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2001 SUPREME COURT 3747
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Latel
- Respondent
- State Of Chhattisgarh
- Bench
- U.C. Banerjee, N. Santosh Hegde
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the convictions under Sections 302 and 307 read with Section 149 IPC for the murder of Sahdev Tiwari and Ashok Tiwari, affirming the life sentence and a 10-year rigorous imprisonment for the appellant. The Court noted the necessity of proving the common intention among the accused, which was established through the evidence of eyewitnesses. The appeal was dismissed, confirming the lower courts' findings and sentences.