Supreme Court · 2022 INSC 727 · Decided 15 July 2022
Mekala Sivaiah v. The State of Andhra Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2022 INSC 727 · [2022] 6 S.C.R. 989
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2016/2013
- Decided
- 15 July 2022
- Bench
- DINESH MAHESHWARI, KRISHNA MURARI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; Constitution Article 136
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860: s. 302 - Murder - On account of previous grudge, accused armed with knife, sprinkled chilli powder into the eyes of the agriculturalist and stabbed him on the chest and abdomen, resulting in grievous injuries which led to his death - Conviction u/s. 302 and Interference with - Held: Not called for - On facts and upon appreciation of evidence of the eyewitnesses and other material adduced by the prosecution, the courts below rightly convicted the accused for offence u/s. 302. Constitution of India: Art. 136 - Scope of
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