Supreme Court of India · 2018-12-04
Farida Begum vs State Of Uttarakhand
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2019 SUPREME COURT 278
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Farida Begum
- Respondent
- State Of Uttarakhand
- Author
- M. R. Shah
- Bench
- M. R Shah, Mohan M. Shantanagoudar, N. V. Ramana
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the convictions under Sections 302/149 and 147 of the IPC, confirming the life sentences imposed by the trial court for the murder of Mukhtar Ahmed. The Court found that the High Court correctly dismissed the appeals of the convicted accused, while acquitting two others on the basis of reasonable doubt. The judgment emphasizes the importance of collective culpability in cases involving multiple accused under Section 149 IPC.