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Supreme Court of India · 2015-09-16

State (Government Of Nct Of Delhi) vs Nitin Gunwant Shah

Citation / case number
AIR 2015 SC( CRI) 1781
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
State (Government Of Nct Of Delhi)
Respondent
Nitin Gunwant Shah
Author
Pinaki Chandra Ghose
Bench
Pinaki Chandra Ghose, R.K. Agrawal

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court overturned the High Court's acquittal of Nitin Shah and Om Prakash Srivastava under Section 302 IPC and Section 120B IPC, emphasizing that the prosecution had established a clear conspiracy to murder Lalit Suneja, supported by circumstantial evidence and testimonies. The Court held that the High Court erred in its assessment of the evidence, leading to a misinterpretation of the facts and the law. Consequently, the Supreme Court reinstated the convictions and sentences imposed by the Trial Court, affirming the legal principle that conspiracy can be inferred from the actions and conduct of the accused.

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