Supreme Court of India · 2018-12-14
Deepu @ Deepak vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2019 SUPREME COURT 265
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Deepu @ Deepak
- Respondent
- The State Of Madhya Pradesh
- Author
- Mohan M. Shantanagoudar
- Bench
- Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, N.V. Ramana
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's confirmation of charges against the appellant under Sections 394 and 460 IPC, and alternatively under Sections 302 and 397 IPC, along with Sections 25(1B)(a) and 27 of the Arms Act. The Court ruled that the Trial Court correctly applied Section 319 of the Cr.P.C. to proceed against the appellant based on a supplementary charge-sheet that provided sufficient evidence, including witness identification and forensic reports. The Court found no reason to interfere with the orders, affirming the sufficiency of material against the appellant for framing charges.