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Supreme Court of India · 2016-03-02

STATE OF M.P. vs GOLOO RAIKWAR

Citation / case number
SC 2014/31858
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
STATE OF M.P.
Respondent
GOLOO RAIKWAR
Author
C. NAGAPPAN
Bench
C. NAGAPPAN JAGDISH SINGH KHEHAR

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court addressed the appeal against the Madhya Pradesh High Court's judgment that modified the conviction of the respondents from Section 302 IPC to Section 304 Part I IPC, reducing their sentence from life imprisonment to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment. The Court held that the evidence presented established the respondents' involvement in the homicide, but the circumstances warranted a lesser charge under Section 304 IPC. The appeal was thus dismissed, affirming the High Court's decision.

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