Supreme Court of India · 2017-10-06

BIRBAL CHOUDHARY @ MUKHIYA JEE vs THE STATE OF BIHAR

Citation / case number: SC 2010/23798
Court: Supreme Court of India
Petitioner: BIRBAL CHOUDHARY @ MUKHIYA JEE
Respondent: THE STATE OF BIHAR
Author: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. SIKRI
Bench: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. SIKRI, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK BHUSHAN

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court upheld the convictions of the eleven appellants under Sections 364A, 34, 395, and 412 of the IPC for the abduction of Ajay Shanker Mishra and others for ransom. The Court confirmed the High Court's decision to reduce the death penalty to 20 years of imprisonment, emphasizing the common intention among the appellants in committing the crime. The judgment reinforced the legal principle that abduction for ransom constitutes a serious offence warranting stringent punishment.