Supreme Court of India · 2004-12-06
Israr vs State Of U.P
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2005 SUPREME COURT 249
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Israr
- Respondent
- State Of U.P
- Author
- Arijit Pasayat
- Bench
- Arijit Pasayat, S.H. Kapadia
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC for the murder of Zamil Ahmad. The Court found that the prosecution established the presence of the appellant at the scene of the crime and his active participation in the attack, which resulted in the death of the deceased. The Court emphasized the importance of eyewitness testimony and the dying declaration in corroborating the prosecution's case, affirming the life sentence imposed by the lower courts.