Supreme Court of India · 2018-05-11
KUMAR vs STATE REP. BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE
- Citation / case number
- SC 2016/34568
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- KUMAR
- Respondent
- STATE REP. BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE
- Author
- HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S. ABDUL NAZEER HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the accused for culpable homicide amounting to murder under Section 302 IPC and voluntary causing hurt by dangerous weapons under Section 324 IPC. The Court found that the prosecution established the accused's intent to kill the deceased, supported by eyewitness accounts and the recovery of the weapon used in the crime. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the lower court's judgment and the sentences imposed.