Supreme Court of India · 2004-10-06
SACHCHEY LAL TIWARI vs STATE OF U.P.
- Citation / case number
- SC 2001/406
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- SACHCHEY LAL TIWARI
- Respondent
- STATE OF U.P.
- Author
- ARIJIT PASAYAT
- Bench
- C.K. THAKKER ARIJIT PASAYAT
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 High Court's alteration of his death sentence to life imprisonment. The Court found that the prosecution established the case beyond reasonable doubt, supported by eyewitness accounts and forensic evidence. The appeal by Bachchey Lal Tiwari was dismissed, leading to the confirmation of the life sentence for Sachchey Lal Tiwari and acquittal of Bachchey Lal Tiwari.