2012 Supreme(SC) 882

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
H.L. DATTU & CHANDRAMAULI KR. PRASAD, JJ.
PAWAN KUMAR & ORS. - Appellants
VERSUS
STATE OF RAJASTHAN - Respondent
Appeal Nos. 1078-1080 of 2009
Decided on : 06-12-2012

The Court's decision not to interfere with the judgment and order of the High Court, confirming the conviction and sentence under Section 302 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code, was based on the lack of requirement for interference.

Headnote:

Interference - Criminal Appeals - Confirmation of conviction and sentence under Section 302 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code

Fact of the Case:

The appeals were filed against the confirmation of conviction and sentence under Section 302 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code by the High Court.

Finding of the Court:

The Court, after hearing the appellants' counsel and reviewing the case records, concluded that the judgment and order of the High Court did not require any interference.

Issues: The main issue was whether the judgment and order of the High Court confirming the conviction and sentence under Section 302 read with 34 of the Indian Penal Code should be interfered with.

Ratio Decidendi: The Court's decision was based on the considered opinion that the judgment and order of the High Court did not require any interference.

Final Decision: The Criminal Appeals were dismissed, and the fee of the learned amicus curiae was assessed at Rs.7,000/-.