Supreme Court of India · 2012-09-20
Lalku Mian And Ors vs Chief Secretary, M.H.A., Govt.Of W.B
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Lalku Mian And Ors
- Respondent
- Chief Secretary, M.H.A., Govt.Of W.B
- Bench
- Chandramauli Kr. Prasad, H.L. Dattu
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC, confirming the findings of the High Court and the Trial Court. The Court noted that the prosecution established a complete chain of circumstantial evidence, including the last seen theory, witness testimonies regarding the deceased's cries, the appellants' subsequent disappearance, and the recovery of the weapon used in the crime. The Court found no errors in the judgments of the lower courts and dismissed the appeal.