Supreme Court of India · 2009-07-06
Indrasan vs State Of U.P
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2009 SUPREME COURT 2760
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Indrasan
- Respondent
- State Of U.P
- Author
- Mukundakam Sharma
- Bench
- B.S. Chauhan, Mukundakam Sharma
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Jawahar, establishing that the prosecution proved the essential elements of murder, including intent and causation. The Court found that the evidence from eyewitnesses was credible and corroborated by the medical examination, which confirmed the fatal head injury inflicted by the appellant. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the life sentence imposed by the lower courts.