Supreme Court of India · 2002-10-03
Kali Nayak @ Mukhi vs State Of Orissa
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2002 SC 230
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Kali Nayak @ Mukhi
- Respondent
- State Of Orissa
- Bench
- U.C. Banerjee, B.N. Agrawal
Judgment text excerpt
The case involves an appeal against the conviction of three individuals for murder under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The prosecution's case relied heavily on the eyewitness testimony of the deceased's wife, who witnessed the attack carried out with a bhalla, katari, and sword. The Supreme Court examined the evidence to determine the culpability of the accused in the intentional killing of the victim.