Supreme Court of India · 2017-01-27
Ganga Ram Sah & Ors vs State Of Bihar
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2017 SUPREME COURT 655
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Ganga Ram Sah & Ors
- Respondent
- State Of Bihar
- Author
- A.K. Sikri
- Bench
- R.K. Agrawal, A.K. Sikri
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the accused under Sections 302, 307, 325, 147, 148, 149 IPC and Sections 25A/26 of the Arms Act, 1959, affirming that the prosecution successfully established the case of murder and assault. The Court emphasized the importance of eyewitness testimony and the credibility of the evidence presented, noting that the fatal injuries were consistent with the use of a firearm as per the postmortem report. The appeal was dismissed, confirming the lower courts' findings and the sentence imposed on the accused.