Supreme Court of India · 2014-02-13
BASTIRAM vs STATE OF RAJASTHAN
- Citation / case number
- SC 2004/1684
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- BASTIRAM
- Respondent
- STATE OF RAJASTHAN
- Author
- Madan B. Lokur
- Bench
- MADAN B. LOKUR RANJANA PRAKASH DESAI
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 302 IPC read with Section 34 IPC for the murder of three individuals during a violent altercation. The Court found sufficient evidence, including eyewitness accounts and a dying declaration, to affirm the lower courts' decisions. The judgment emphasized the collective liability of the appellants in the commission of the crime, rejecting any claims for acquittal.