Supreme Court of India · 2005-05-05
Nasir Sikander Shaikh vs State Of Maharashtra
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2005 SUPREME COURT 2533
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Nasir Sikander Shaikh
- Respondent
- State Of Maharashtra
- Author
- B.P. Singh
- Bench
- B.P. Singh, Arun Kumar
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 307 IPC for attempted murder, affirming the findings of the trial court and the High Court. The Court noted that the prosecution established the appellant's guilt through the testimonies of injured witnesses and the recovery of a knife with human blood matching the victim's blood group. The appeal was dismissed, and the appellant was ordered to serve the remainder of his sentence, as per Section 428 of the Code of Criminal Procedure.