Supreme Court of India · 2004-10-06
Sachchey Lal Tiwari vs State Of Uttar Pradesh
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2004 SUPREME COURT 5039
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Sachchey Lal Tiwari
- Respondent
- State Of Uttar Pradesh
- Author
- Arijit Pasayat
- Bench
- Arijit Pasayat, C.K. Thakker
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Sachchey Lal Tiwari under Section 302 IPC for the murder of two individuals, affirming the life sentence imposed by the Allahabad High Court after initially confirming a death sentence. The Court found that the prosecution established the case beyond reasonable doubt through eyewitness testimony and circumstantial evidence. The appeal by the State of Uttar Pradesh was dismissed, and the acquittal of Bachchey Lal Tiwari was also upheld, as insufficient evidence linked him to the crime.