Supreme Court of India · 2010-10-19
SACHIDANAND THAKUR vs UNION OF INDIA .
- Citation / case number
- SC 2006/6235
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- SACHIDANAND THAKUR
- Respondent
- UNION OF INDIA .
- Author
- HARJIT SINGH BEDI,CHANDRAMAULI KR. PRASAD, , ,
- Bench
- HARJIT SINGH BEDI,CHANDRAMAULI KR. PRASAD, , ,
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the findings of the Court Martial, confirming that the appellant's actions constituted murder under Section 302 IPC. The Court found that the appellant fired three shots at a colleague, despite being warned not to do so, and that the evidence, including eyewitness accounts and ballistic analysis, supported the conviction. The appeal was dismissed as the Court found no merit in the arguments presented by the appellant regarding the nature of the incident being accidental.