Supreme Court of India · 2019-04-05
Manoj Kumar vs The State Of Uttarakhand
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2019 SUPREME COURT 1787
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Manoj Kumar
- Respondent
- The State Of Uttarakhand
- Author
- N.V. Ramana
- Bench
- Indira Banerjee, Mohan M.Shantanagoudar, N.V.Ramana
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether a second FIR should be quashed or scrutinized during trial, ultimately concluding that no second FIR existed in this case. The Court upheld the conviction of the accused under Section 302 IPC for the murder of the complainant's daughter, affirming the trial court's findings based on the evidence presented, including an extra-judicial confession. The Court emphasized the sufficiency of evidence linking the accused to the crime, thereby affirming the life sentence imposed by the trial court.