Supreme Court of India · 2016-10-06
KAMTA YADAV vs STATE OF BIHAR
- Citation / case number
- SC 2008/2145
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- KAMTA YADAV
- Respondent
- STATE OF BIHAR
- Author
- A.K. SIKRI
- Bench
- N.V. RAMANA A.K. SIKRI
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 302 read with Section 149 IPC for the murder of Ramayan Yadav, affirming the findings of the trial court and the High Court. The Court noted that the prosecution established the presence of the appellants at the scene, their participation in the assault, and the motive stemming from a land dispute. The appeal was dismissed, and the life imprisonment sentence was confirmed.