Supreme Court of India · 2022-01-19
THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH vs JAI DUTT
- Citation / case number
- SC 2020/8049
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH
- Respondent
- JAI DUTT
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.R. SHAH
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJIV KHANNA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.R. SHAH
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court overturned the High Court's decision that reduced the conviction of the accused from Section 302 to Section 326 IPC. The court found that the evidence presented, including eyewitness accounts and the post-mortem report, substantiated the charge of murder under Section 302 IPC. Consequently, the Supreme Court reinstated the original conviction and sentence against the accused.