Supreme Court of India · 2012-02-01
Roy Fernandes vs State Of Goa & Ors
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2012 SC( CRI) 523
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Roy Fernandes
- Respondent
- State Of Goa & Ors
- Author
- T.S. Thakur
- Bench
- T.S. Thakur, Asok Kumar Ganguly
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction and sentence of the appellant under Sections 143, 148, 323, 325, and 302 read with Section 149 IPC, affirming the findings of the Trial Court. The Court emphasized that the prosecution successfully established the involvement of the accused in a premeditated attack leading to the death of Felix Felicio Monteiro, with the use of a deadly weapon. The Court held that the evidence presented, including witness testimonies and the circumstances surrounding the incident, warranted the conviction and the life sentence imposed.