Supreme Court of India · 2024-08-22
Dinesh Sahu Alias Dinnu vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh
- Citation / case number
- 2024 INSC 740
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Dinesh Sahu Alias Dinnu
- Respondent
- The State Of Madhya Pradesh
- Author
- Bela M. Trivedi
- Bench
- Bela M. Trivedi
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Dinesh Sahu alias Dinnu and Raju Sharma alias Awadhesh Sharma under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code for the murder of Vinod Sai. The Court found that the evidence, including eyewitness accounts, sufficiently established the involvement of both accused in the crime, despite the defense's claims of witness hostility. The Court confirmed the life imprisonment sentence and fine imposed by the lower courts, emphasizing the gravity of the offense and the need for deterrence.