Supreme Court of India · 2022-10-13
MD. ANOWAR HUSSAIN vs STATE OF ASSAM
- Citation / case number
- SC 2017/29071
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- MD. ANOWAR HUSSAIN
- Respondent
- STATE OF ASSAM
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH MAHESHWARI
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE J.B. PARDIWALA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH MAHESHWARI
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Md. Anowar Hussain for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, affirming the life imprisonment sentence imposed by the trial court. The court found that the concurrent findings of the trial court and the High Court were well-founded and did not warrant interference. The appeal was dismissed, reinforcing the principles of evaluating circumstantial evidence in criminal cases.