Supreme Court of India · 2004-03-15
SABBITA SATYAVATHI vs BANDALA SRINIVASARAO .
- Citation / case number
- SC 1997/8572
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- SABBITA SATYAVATHI
- Respondent
- BANDALA SRINIVASARAO .
- Author
- B.P.SINGH
- Bench
- N. SANTOSH HEGDE & B.P. SINGH
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court held that the High Court erred in acquitting A-1 and A-2 of the charge under Section 302 IPC, as the evidence presented, including eyewitness accounts and dying declarations, established their guilt beyond reasonable doubt. The Court emphasized that the prosecution had sufficiently proved the elements of murder under Section 302 IPC, and thus overturned the High Court's judgment, reinstating the conviction and life sentence for A-1 and A-2. The Court clarified that the evidence was credible and warranted a conviction for murder rather than lesser charges.