In Brief
This criminal appeal concerned an accused convicted of causing death and criminal intimidation through injury under the Indian Penal Code. The appellant challenged his conviction and sentence, arguing his evidence was no stronger than that against co-accused who were acquitted. The Supreme Court held that the nature and quality of evidence against the appellant was distinctly different and more incriminating. As the main aggressor who inflicted the fatal head blow on the deceased, his culpability was substantially greater. The Court found no merit in the appeal and dismissed it, upholding both conviction and sentence.
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