Supreme Court of India · 2022-02-04
THE STATE OF UTTARAKHAND vs SACHENDRA SINGH RAWAT
- Citation / case number
- SC 2019/14148
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- THE STATE OF UTTARAKHAND
- Respondent
- SACHENDRA SINGH RAWAT
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.R. SHAH
- Bench
- HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V. NAGARATHNA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.R. SHAH
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court overturned the High Court's decision that reduced the sentence of the accused from life imprisonment to ten years, ruling that the act constituted murder under Section 302 IPC. The Court found that the nature of the attack, which involved multiple blows to the head with a blunt object, indicated an intention to kill rather than a mere act of culpable homicide. Consequently, the Supreme Court reinstated the original life sentence imposed by the trial court.