Supreme Court of India · 2002-03-15
ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY vs STATE (NCT) DELHI
- Citation / case number
- SC 2001/6223
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY
- Respondent
- STATE (NCT) DELHI
- Bench
- M.B. SHAH & B.N. AGRAWAL
Judgment text excerpt
The appellant challenged the High Court of Delhi's confirmation of a death sentence for conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code. The prosecution alleged that the appellant, habitually prone to anger and alcoholism, stabbed his wife and injured his daughter. The court examined the ocular evidence provided by the witness PW.2 regarding the brutal nature of the assault.