Supreme Court of India · 2002-11-29
ARVIND PRAKASH vs STATE OF U.P.
- Citation / case number
- SC 1995/63293
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- ARVIND PRAKASH
- Respondent
- STATE OF U.P.
- Author
- RAJENDRA BABU
- Bench
- S. RAJENDRA BABU, P. VENKATARAMA REDDI & ARUN KUMAR.
Judgment text excerpt
The case involves an appeal against a conviction under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of Jagdish Narain. The prosecution alleged that the appellant, motivated by ill-will arising from a previous murder case, fired upon the deceased in the presence of multiple eyewitnesses. The Trial Court convicted the appellant based on the testimonies of three eyewitnesses and documentary evidence.