Supreme Court of India · 2022-09-08
THE STATE OF HARYANA vs ANAND KINDO
- Citation / case number
- SC 2009/20201
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- THE STATE OF HARYANA
- Respondent
- ANAND KINDO
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KISHAN KAUL
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ABHAY S. OKA, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM NATH
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the brutal murder of an elderly couple by their trusted employees, emphasizing the sufficiency of circumstantial evidence for conviction under Section 302 of the IPC. The trial court had imposed a death sentence, which was later commuted to life imprisonment by the High Court. The State appealed against the reduction of the sentence, highlighting the limited options available for sentencing in such grave offenses.