Supreme Court of India · 2008-01-28
BIJOY DAS vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL
- Citation / case number
- SC 2006/23726
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- BIJOY DAS
- Respondent
- STATE OF WEST BENGAL
- Author
- ARIJIT PASAYAT
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM DR. ARIJIT PASAYAT
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Sisir Kr. Das, affirming the findings of the Calcutta High Court. The Court noted that the prosecution established the case through credible eyewitness testimony, including that of the deceased who identified the appellant as the assailant. The Court found no merit in the appellant's claims regarding the credibility of the witnesses and upheld the life sentence imposed by the Trial Court.