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july 2014

Supreme Court of India · 2014-07-01

Amar Singh Yadav vs State Of U.P

Citation / case number
AIR 2014 SUPREME COURT 2486
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
Amar Singh Yadav
Respondent
State Of U.P
Author
Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya
Bench
Dipak Misra, Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction and death sentence of Amar Singh Yadav under Sections 302, 307, and 436 IPC for the murder of his wife and two daughters, and attempted murder of his other children. The Court emphasized that the evidence, including dying declarations and eyewitness accounts, established the accused's intent to kill by setting the vehicle ablaze. The judgment confirmed the High Court's decision, reinforcing the gravity of the crime and the appropriateness of the death penalty in such heinous cases.

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