Supreme Court of India · 2019-03-29
JAHANGIR HUSSAIN vs THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL
- Citation / case number
- SC 2008/35821
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- JAHANGIR HUSSAIN
- Respondent
- THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. NAGESWARA RAO
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.R. SHAH HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE L. NAGESWARA RAO
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Jahangir Hussain under Section 395 IPC for robbery and Parmeshwar Lal Soni under Section 412 IPC for receiving stolen property. The Court found that the prosecution had established the identity of the accused through witness testimony and recovery of stolen money. The appeals were dismissed, affirming the trial court's sentences of seven years rigorous imprisonment and fines for both accused.