Supreme Court of India · 2019-12-13
SURAJ JAGANNATH JADHAV vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA
- Citation / case number
- SC 2019/1384
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- SURAJ JAGANNATH JADHAV
- Respondent
- THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK BHUSHAN
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.R. SHAH HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK BHUSHAN
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction under Section 302 IPC, rejecting the appellant's claim that the act constituted culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Exception 4 to Section 300 IPC. The Court found that the accused intentionally set the deceased ablaze after pouring kerosene, which demonstrated a clear intention to kill. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the High Court's decision and the trial court's conviction.