Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 1207 · Decided 22 October 2008
Ramachami v. State REP. BY State Prosecutor
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 1207 · [2008] 15 S.C.R. 46
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1399/2004
- Decided
- 22 October 2008
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, C.K. THAKKER, LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304, 302, 392, 324
Headnote
c Penal Code, 1860: ss. 304 (part II) and 392 - Conviction of accused ulss 302 and 392 on the basis of circumstantial evidence - Upheld by High Court - HELD: The circumstances established are sufficient to hold the accused guilty - However, considering D the nature of u/s 304(par:t II) - f Custodial sentence of 8 years would meet-the ends of justice - Conviction and sentence uls 392 need no interf.erence - Both the sentences to run concurrently - Circumstantial evidence. E Appellant-accused was convicted ulss 302 and 392 IPC by the trial court on the basis
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