Supreme Court of India · 2002-07-23
Mattar vs State Of U.P
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2002 SUPREME COURT 2783
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Mattar
- Respondent
- State Of U.P
- Author
- H.K. Sema
- Bench
- H.K. Sema
Judgment text excerpt
The appellant, convicted under Section 302 of the IPC for double murder, challenged the conviction before the High Court. A Division Bench of the High Court reached a difference of opinion, with one judge favoring the allowance of the appeal and the other favoring its dismissal. The case was brought before the Supreme Court to resolve the conflicting findings of the High Court judges.