Supreme Court of India · 2003-07-28
Krishnan And Anr vs State Rep. By Inspector Of Police
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Krishnan And Anr
- Respondent
- State Rep. By Inspector Of Police
- Author
- Arijit Pasayat
- Bench
- Doraiswamy Raju, Arijit Pasayat
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 302 IPC read with Section 34 IPC for the murder of Maheswari, affirming the life imprisonment sentence. The Court found that the appellants had conspired to kill the deceased due to her alleged illicit relationship, and their actions were premeditated and executed with intent to kill. Additionally, the conviction under Section 323 IPC for causing hurt was also confirmed, establishing that the appellants acted in concert to commit the crime.