Supreme Court of India · 2009-04-09
Akhtar & Ors vs State Of Uttaranchal
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2009 SC (SUPP) 1676
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Akhtar & Ors
- Respondent
- State Of Uttaranchal
- Author
- Mukundakam Sharma
- Bench
- Mukundakam Sharma, B. Sudershan Reddy, S.B. Sinha
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Sections 148, 302/149, 307/149, and 324/149 of the IPC, affirming the High Court's decision that the appellants were guilty of participating in a premeditated attack resulting in the deaths of two individuals and injuries to others. The Court emphasized the importance of eyewitness testimony and the corroborative evidence collected during the investigation, which established the involvement of the accused in the violent incident. The appeal against the conviction was dismissed, and the life sentences were confirmed.