Supreme Court of India

Sham @ Kishor Bhaskarrao Matkari v. The State of Maharashtra

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Reported as [2011] 11 S.C.R. 744
Bench P. Sathasivam J.
Decided 30 September 2011

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PENAL CODE, 1860: ss .. 302 and 307 - Accused causing death of his brother, sister-in-law and his nephew and attempting to murder two other children - Conviction by trial court - Upheld by High Court, but sentence of life imprisonment enhanced by it to o death - Held: The evidence and the other material on record clearly establish the guilt of the accused and, as such, his conviction is upheld - As regards the sentence, though the accused caused three murders, he had no pre-plan or pre­ meditation to eliminate the family of his brother - The qua"el started due to land dispute - Accused has

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