Supreme Court of India · 2003-04-22
State Of U.P vs Bhagwant & Ors
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2003 SUPREME COURT 2293
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- State Of U.P
- Respondent
- Bhagwant & Ors
- Bench
- N.Santosh Hegde, B.P.Singh
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court examined an appeal filed by the State of U.P. against a High Court judgment that acquitted respondents previously convicted of murder under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the IPC. The case revolves around a land dispute between the respondents and the witness (PW-1). The court analyzed the validity of the High Court's decision to set aside the conviction based on the evidence provided.