Supreme Court of India · 2016-05-12
RAMBRAKSH @ JALIM vs STATE OF CHHATTISGARH
- Citation / case number
- SC 2014/42654
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- RAMBRAKSH @ JALIM
- Respondent
- STATE OF CHHATTISGARH
- Author
- C. NAGAPPAN
- Bench
- C. NAGAPPAN JAGDISH SINGH KHEHAR
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Rambraksh @ Jalim under Section 302 IPC for murder and Section 201 IPC for causing disappearance of evidence. The Court found that the prosecution established the chain of events leading to the murder, including the recovery of skeletal remains and other incriminating evidence. The appeal against the High Court's dismissal of the conviction was dismissed, affirming the life sentence and fines imposed by the trial court.