Supreme Court of India · 2002-03-19
Kalpesh Kumar @ Bhajiyu Gunvantlal Soni vs State Of Gujarat
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2002 SC 220
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Kalpesh Kumar @ Bhajiyu Gunvantlal Soni
- Respondent
- State Of Gujarat
- Bench
- R.P. Sethi, K.G. Balakrishnan
Judgment text excerpt
The appellant challenged a conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code following a violent anti-reservation agitation in Gujarat. The primary legal issues concerned whether the prosecution proved the case beyond reasonable doubt and whether the appellant possessed the requisite intent for murder. The Court examined the reliability of prosecution witnesses and the presence of inherent contradictions in their testimonies.