Supreme Court of India · 2021-01-08
MIHIR GOPE ETC. vs THE STATE OF JHARKHAND
- Citation / case number
- SC 2019/5654
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- MIHIR GOPE ETC.
- Respondent
- THE STATE OF JHARKHAND
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIRUDDHA BOSE
- Bench
- HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIRUDDHA BOSE
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court examined the convictions of Mihir Gope and Prabhat Gope for their involvement in a land-related dispute that resulted in the deaths of Anil Mahto and Jatu Mahto. The court upheld the Trial Court's decision, which found the appellants guilty under multiple sections of the Indian Penal Code, including murder. The appellants were sentenced to life imprisonment for murder and additional terms for other offences, affirming the severity of the actions taken during the dispute.