Supreme Court of India · 2001-09-25
RAM GULAM CHAUDHURY vs STATE OF BIHAR
- Citation / case number
- SC 1998/12807
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- RAM GULAM CHAUDHURY
- Respondent
- STATE OF BIHAR
- Bench
- K.T. THOMAS & S.N. VARIAVA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the Appellants under Section 302 IPC for murder and Section 201 IPC for causing disappearance of evidence, affirming the life sentences imposed by the trial court. The Court found sufficient evidence from eyewitnesses, including family members of the deceased, to establish that Krishnanand Chaudhary was assaulted and killed by the Appellants. The argument regarding the absence of the corpus delicti was rejected, as the Court held that the testimonies provided a clear account of the events leading to the death.