Supreme Court of India · 2003-04-29
Babudas vs State Of M.P
- Citation / case number
- 2003 AIR SCW 2483
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Babudas
- Respondent
- State Of M.P
- Bench
- N.Santosh Hegde, Ashok Bhan, B.P.Singh
Judgment text excerpt
The appellant was convicted under Sections 302 and 201 read with Section 34 of the IPC for the murder of Abhai Kumar and subsequent destruction of evidence. While the High Court acquitted the co-accused, Gowardhan, it upheld the conviction and life sentence of the appellant, Babudas. The legal issue pertains to the validity of the conviction based on the available evidence and the application of common intention under Section 34.