Supreme Court of India · 2017-01-27
GANGA RAM SAH vs STATE OF BIHAR
- Citation / case number
- SC 2009/14112
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- GANGA RAM SAH
- 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, 332 IPC and Sections 25A/26 of the Arms Act, 1959, affirming that the prosecution established the case beyond reasonable doubt. The Court emphasized that the use of firearms in the commission of the crime, resulting in the death of the informant's brother, constituted a clear case of murder. The Court dismissed the appeal, confirming the lower courts' findings and the appropriateness of the sentences imposed.