Supreme Court of India · 2005-09-30
Sidharth, Etc. Etc vs State Of Bihar
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2005 SUPREME COURT 4352
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Sidharth, Etc. Etc
- Respondent
- State Of Bihar
- Author
- K.G. Balakrishnan
- Bench
- K.G. Balakrishnan, B.N. Srikrishna
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the convictions of the appellants under Section 302 IPC read with Section 120B IPC for conspiracy to commit murder, affirming the Sessions Court's findings. Appellant Arnit Das was initially sentenced to death for the murder of Abhishek, but this was commuted to life imprisonment on appeal. The Court emphasized the sufficiency of evidence establishing a conspiracy and the direct involvement of the appellants in the murder, thereby confirming the lower court's judgment.