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Supreme Court of India · 2017-04-25

JAGDISH PRASAD @ J.P. vs STATE OF RAJASTHAN

Citation / case number
SC 2011/19421
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
JAGDISH PRASAD @ J.P.
Respondent
STATE OF RAJASTHAN
Author
L. NAGESWARA RAO S.A. BOBDE
Bench
L. NAGESWARA RAO S.A. BOBDE

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's decision affirming the appellants' convictions under Sections 147, 148, 450, 302/149, 326/149, 325/149, 324/149, 323, 427, and 364 of the IPC, confirming the life imprisonment sentence. The Court found that the evidence presented, including eyewitness accounts and the circumstances surrounding the crime, sufficiently established the appellants' involvement in the violent attack leading to the death of Bhebharam. The Court rejected the appellants' claims regarding inconsistencies in the prosecution's case and the reliability of witnesses.

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