Supreme Court of India · 2002-07-30
Sohan Lal vs State Of Uttar Pradesh
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2002 SC 162
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Sohan Lal
- Respondent
- State Of Uttar Pradesh
- Author
- D.P. Mohapatra
- Bench
- D.P. Mohapatra
Judgment text excerpt
The appellant challenged a conviction under Section 302 of the IPC passed by the Allahabad High Court, which had reversed a trial court's acquittal. The prosecution alleged that the appellant shot a police constable who had apprehended a co-accused. The court examined whether the evidence supported the conviction for murder or if the trial court's initial acquittal was more justified.