Supreme Court of India · 2014-07-01
PARAMSIVAM vs STATE TR.INSP.OF POLICE
- Citation / case number
- SC 2009/23332
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- PARAMSIVAM
- Respondent
- STATE TR.INSP.OF POLICE
- Author
- Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya
- Bench
- DIPAK MISRA SUDHANSU JYOTI MUKHOPADHAYA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 364 IPC for kidnapping and Section 302 IPC for murder, confirming the life imprisonment sentence imposed by the High Court. The Court established that the prosecution proved the essential elements of the crime, including the motive stemming from a land dispute and the presence of eyewitnesses. The Court found no merit in the appeal, affirming the lower court's findings and the evidentiary basis for the convictions.