Pankaj vs State Of Rajasthan

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Raj Kumar, affirming the High Court's dismissal of the appeal against the conviction. The Court noted that the prosecution established the motive and the act of firing a gun, despite the appellant's claims of lack of provocation and the credibility of the sole eyewitness, Ram Babu. The Court emphasized that the presence of motive and corroborative evidence justified the conviction, leading to the dismissal of the appellant's special leave petition.