Supreme Court of India · 2024-08-14
Hussainbhai Asgarali Lokhandwala vs The State Of Gujarat
- Citation / case number
- 2024 INSC 609
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Hussainbhai Asgarali Lokhandwala
- Respondent
- The State Of Gujarat
- Author
- Abhay S. Oka
- Bench
- Abhay S. Oka
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed Criminal Appeals arising from the High Court's modification of convictions under Section 304 IPC. The Court upheld the High Court's alteration of conviction from Section 304 Part I to Section 304 Part II IPC for the appellant Hussainbhai Asgarali Lokhandwala, affirming a five-year rigorous imprisonment sentence. The Court also dismissed related appeals challenging the High Court's decisions, thereby maintaining the modified convictions and sentences.