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.