Supreme Court of India · 2003-11-27
Ram Dular Rai & Ors vs State Of Bihar
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2004 SUPREME COURT 1043
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Ram Dular Rai & Ors
- Respondent
- State Of Bihar
- Author
- Arijit Pasayat
- Bench
- S.B. Sinha, Arijit Pasayat
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the convictions under Sections 302 and 307 IPC, affirming life imprisonment for Ram Dular Rai for murder and 10 years for attempted murder, while reducing the sentences for other appellants. The Court emphasized the sufficiency of eyewitness testimony, including that of injured witness Renu Devi, and the credibility of the informant's account. The appeal of Ram Dular Rai was dismissed, while the convictions under Section 307 read with Section 149 IPC for the other appellants were set aside, leading to varied sentences for different offences under the IPC and the Arms Act.