Supreme Court of India · 2019-11-28
JAI PRAKASH vs THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH
- Citation / case number
- SC 2018/46411
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- JAI PRAKASH
- Respondent
- THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH
- Author
- HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE R. BANUMATHI
- Bench
- HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE R. BANUMATHI, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.S. BOPANNA, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HRISHIKESH ROY
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the acquittal of the accused under Section 302 IPC and Section 120B IPC by the High Court, which found insufficient evidence to convict the appellants. The Court emphasized that the prosecution failed to establish a clear motive and direct involvement of the accused in the murder of Ravi Prakash. The judgment reinforced the principle that in criminal cases, the burden of proof lies on the prosecution to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt.