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.