Supreme Court of India · 2020-09-09
STALIN vs THE STATE THR REP BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE
- Citation / case number
- SC 2019/9178
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- STALIN
- Respondent
- THE STATE THR REP BY THE INSPECTOR OF POLICE
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK BHUSHAN
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHOK BHUSHAN, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.R. SHAH
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court examined the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 IPC for murder, determining whether it should be reduced to Section 304 Part II IPC. The court noted that the incident involved a single blow and questioned the motive alleged by the prosecution, which was not established convincingly. Ultimately, the court found merit in the appellant's arguments and modified the conviction to a lesser offense.