Supreme Court of India · 2014-04-25
Lalit Kumar Yadav @ Kuri vs State Of U.P
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2014 SC (CRIMINAL) 1350
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Lalit Kumar Yadav @ Kuri
- Respondent
- State Of U.P
- Bench
- Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya, A.K. Patnaik
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's affirmation of the death sentence under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Km. 'x' and the conviction under Section 376 read with Section 511 IPC for attempted rape. The Court found that the prosecution had established the case beyond reasonable doubt despite the appellant's claims regarding the credibility of witnesses and evidence. The judgment emphasized the gravity of the offenses and the necessity of a stringent punishment, thereby dismissing the appeal against the death sentence.