Supreme Court of India · 2022-03-15
GADADHAR CHANDRA vs THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL
- Citation / case number
- SC 2009/8776
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- GADADHAR CHANDRA
- Respondent
- THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ABHAY S. OKA
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ABHAY S. OKA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY RASTOGI
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the IPC for the murder of Purna Chandra Ghosh. The court found sufficient evidence of the appellant's involvement in the crime, including eyewitness accounts and the circumstances surrounding the incident. The appeal against the life sentence was dismissed, affirming the lower court's judgment.