Supreme Court of India · 2022-09-29
NAZEER @ NAZEER MOHAMMED vs STATE REP BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE
- Citation / case number
- SC 2010/8334
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- NAZEER @ NAZEER MOHAMMED
- Respondent
- STATE REP BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH MAHESHWARI
- Bench
- HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE BELA M. TRIVEDI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH MAHESHWARI
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant for murder under Section 302 IPC and destruction of evidence under Section 201 IPC. The court found that the prosecution had established a clear chain of circumstances connecting the appellant to the crime, despite the absence of direct eyewitnesses. The evidence included communications between the appellant and the victim, as well as the appellant's actions following the victim's death.