Supreme Court of India · 2021-07-23
Lakshman Singh vs State Of Bihar (Now Jharkhand)
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2021 SUPREME COURT 3552
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Lakshman Singh
- Respondent
- State Of Bihar (Now Jharkhand)
- Author
- M.R. Shah
- Bench
- M.R. Shah, Dhananjaya Y. Chandrachud
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants for offences under Sections 323 and 147 of the IPC, affirming the High Court's decision which had dismissed their appeals. The court found that the evidence presented was sufficient to support the conviction and that the sentences imposed were appropriate given the nature of the offences. The judgment reinforces the principle that the appellate court should be cautious in interfering with the findings of fact established by the trial court unless there is a clear error in judgment.