Supreme Court of India · 2007-05-09
VIKRAM vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA
- Citation / case number
- SC 2005/21979
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- VIKRAM
- Respondent
- STATE OF MAHARASHTRA
- Author
- S.B. Sinha
- Bench
- MARKANDEY KATJU S.B. SINHA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 302 read with Section 149 and Section 147 read with Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of Dnyandeo and causing hurt to Bapu. The Court found that the prosecution established the guilt of the appellants through credible eyewitness testimony and corroborative evidence. The appeal against the High Court's affirmation of the conviction and sentence of life imprisonment was dismissed.