Supreme Court of India · 2021-11-30
VINOD KUMAR vs AMRITPAL @ CHHOTU
- Citation / case number
- SC 2016/35882
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- VINOD KUMAR
- Respondent
- AMRITPAL @ CHHOTU
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY RASTOGI
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ABHAY S. OKA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY RASTOGI
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court examined the appeal against the High Court's reduction of the conviction from murder under Section 302 to culpable homicide not amounting to murder under Section 304 Part II of the IPC. The Court reinstated the conviction under Section 302, emphasizing the gravity of the crime and the need for appropriate punishment. The accused were sentenced to life imprisonment, with fines directed to the victim's widow, thus upholding the Sessions Court's original decision.