Supreme Court of India · 2002-10-30
Anthony D'Souza And Ors vs State Of Karnataka
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2003 SUPREME COURT 258
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Anthony D'Souza And Ors
- Respondent
- State Of Karnataka
- Bench
- R.C. Lahoti, Brijesh Kumar, H.K. Sema
Judgment text excerpt
The appellants challenged their conviction and life imprisonment for dacoity with murder under Section 396 read with Section 149 of the IPC. The case revolves around the evaluation of evidence and the legality of the conviction based on the findings of the trial court and the High Court. The Supreme Court reviewed whether the evidence provided sufficient grounds to sustain the conviction for dacoity and the subsequent destruction of evidence.