Supreme Court of India · 2002-09-20
Dila & Anr vs State Of U.P
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2002 SUPREME COURT 3387
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Dila & Anr
- Respondent
- State Of U.P
- Author
- Shivaraj V. Patil
- Bench
- S.Rajendra Babu, Shivaraj V. Patil, Ashok Bhan
Judgment text excerpt
The appellants challenged a High Court judgment that reversed a trial court's acquittal and convicted them of murder under Section 302 read with Section 149 of the IPC. The case centers on whether the High Court was justified in overturning the acquittal based on the evidence provided. The Supreme Court reviewed the reversal of the trial court's finding to determine if the prosecution had established guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.