Supreme Court of India · 2002-09-20
DILA vs STATE OF U.P.
- Citation / case number
- SC 1994/19786
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- DILA
- Respondent
- STATE OF U.P.
- Author
- S.RAJENDRA BABU,SHIVARAJ V. PATIL,ASHOK BHAN.
- Bench
- S.RAJENDRA BABU,SHIVARAJ V. PATIL,ASHOK BHAN.
Judgment text excerpt
The appellants challenged a High Court judgment that reversed a Sessions Court's acquittal, convicting them of murder under Section 302 read with Section 149 of the IPC. The case pertains to a fatal assault stemming from a land dispute where the appellants allegedly attacked the deceased with weapons. The Supreme Court was tasked with reviewing whether the High Court was justified in reversing the trial court's acquittal based on the evidence provided.