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december 2009

Supreme Court of India · 2009-12-10

Dilip Premnarayan Tiwari & Anr vs State Of Maharashtra

Citation / case number
AIR 2010 SUPREME COURT 361
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
Dilip Premnarayan Tiwari & Anr
Respondent
State Of Maharashtra
Author
V.S. Sirpurkar
Bench
V.S. Sirpurkar, Deepak Verma

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court upheld the convictions of Dilip Premnarayan Tiwari, Sunil Ramashray Yadav, and Manoj Tulshi Paswan under Section 302 IPC for murder, Section 307 IPC for attempted murder, and Section 452 IPC for house trespass, confirming the death sentence awarded by the Bombay High Court. The Court emphasized the gravity of the offences committed in the context of familial honor and societal norms, establishing that threats and violence against individuals in love marriages can lead to severe legal consequences. The appeals against conviction were dismissed, affirming the lower court's findings and sentences.

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