Supreme Court of India · 2017-07-17
PADMINI MAHENDRABHAI GADDA vs STATE OF GUJARAT
- Citation / case number
- SC 2006/26552
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- PADMINI MAHENDRABHAI GADDA
- Respondent
- STATE OF GUJARAT
- Author
- HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
- Bench
- HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJIV KHANNA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction under Section 302 IPC for murder, Section 120B IPC for criminal conspiracy, and Section 201 IPC for causing disappearance of evidence. The Court established that the prosecution must prove the existence of a conspiracy and the active participation of the accused in the murder, which was sufficiently demonstrated through circumstantial evidence. The appeal against the High Court's decision was dismissed, affirming the lower court's findings and sentences.