Supreme Court of India · 2002-05-01
Malhu Yadav & Ors. Appellants vs State Of Bihar Respondent
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2002 SUPREME COURT 2137
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Malhu Yadav & Ors. Appellants
- Respondent
- State Of Bihar Respondent
- Bench
- R.P. Sethi, Doraiswamy Raju
Judgment text excerpt
The appeal challenges the conviction and sentencing of the appellants by the Patna High Court for multiple offences following a dispute over crop theft. The prosecution alleged that a scuffle ensued when the informant caught the first accused uprooting crops, leading to a violent confrontation. The Supreme Court examined the evidence and the judgments of the lower courts to determine the criminality and culpability of the accused.