Supreme Court of India · 2002-08-01
Babu Ram And Anr vs State Of U.P. And Ors
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2002 SUPREME COURT 2815
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Babu Ram And Anr
- Respondent
- State Of U.P. And Ors
- Bench
- R.C. Lahoti, Brijesh Kumar
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Ram Swarup, Raja Ram, Babu Ram, and Deshraj under Section 302/34 IPC, affirming their life sentences for the murder of Mangali. The Court found that the High Court erred in exonerating Dularey Prasad and setting aside the convictions under Sections 147, 148, and 302/149 IPC. The Court emphasized that the presence of unlawful assembly and the use of firearms constituted a clear case of murder under the Indian Penal Code.