Supreme Court of India · 2021-12-17
GOVINDAN vs STATE REPRESENTED BY THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE
- Citation / case number
- SC 2020/8504
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- GOVINDAN
- Respondent
- STATE REPRESENTED BY THE DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HRISHIKESH ROY HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE R. SUBHASH REDDY
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 304(ii) of the IPC, confirming the High Court's decision which sentenced him to ten years of rigorous imprisonment. The court found that the appellant was involved in a fatal altercation with the complainant, stemming from a land dispute. Despite the acquittal of the co-accused, the evidence against the appellant was deemed sufficient to uphold the conviction.