Supreme Court of India

TEJPALversusSTATE OF U.P.

Citation: 2014 INSC 658
Decided: 22 September 2014
Disposal: Dismissed
Bench: M Y EQBAL

Holding

The appeal filed by Tej Pal is dismissed for lack of merit.

Summary

The case involves Tej Pal, who was convicted of murder under IPC sections 302 and 149 arising from a land dispute, and sentenced to life imprisonment. Tej Pal appealed the conviction before the Supreme Court, while a separate Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by co-accused Narendra had already been dismissed. The Court examined whether the appeal by Tej Pal could be entertained in light of the earlier dismissal of the SLP. It found no merit in Tej Pal's appeal and noted that the earlier dismissal of the SLP precludes further relief. Consequently, the Court dismissed the appeal for lack of merit. The judgment reaffirms the conviction and the life sentence imposed by the lower courts.

Issues considered

Whether the appeal filed by Tej Pal is maintainable after the dismissal of the Special Leave Petition filed by co-accused Narendra.
Whether there is any substantive merit to set aside the conviction and life imprisonment under IPC sections 302 and 149.

Legislation cited

Indian Penal Code, 1860s. 149, s. 302

Subjects

murderland disputeIPC 302IPC 149life imprisonmentcriminal appealspecial leave petitionappeal dismissed

Judgment

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                          . TEJPAL                                          A,
                              v.                               .   :   I-




                       STATE OF U.P.
            (Criminal Appeal Nos. 1555 of 2008)
                                                                            B
                 · SEPTEMBER 22, 2014
   [M.Y. EQBALAND PINAKI CHANDRAGHOSE, JJ.]
     Penal Code, 1860- ss.3021149- Dispute over land-
Murder- Conviction and life imprisonment- Held: In view of
dismissal of SLP separately filed by one of the -accused C
namely 'N', as reported in [2014] 14 SCR 1354, the instant
appeal also dismissed.
    CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION: Criminal
Appeal No. 1555 of 2008.
                                                                            D
     From the Judgment and Order dated 27.05.2005.passed
by the High Court of Judicature for Allahabad in Criminal
Appeal No. 2181 of 2004.
    Sandhya Goswami, Saryaya Krishna, Mahender P.S.
Tamar and Jabar Singh, Advs., for the Appellant.                            E
   . Ratnakar Dash, Sr. Adv., Ms. Pragati Neekhra, Abhisth
Kumar and Som Raj Choudhury,Advs., forthe Respondent.
     The Judgment of the Court was delivered by
      M. Y. EQBAL, J.1. We have heard learned counsel for                   F
the appellant and also learned counsel for the respondent
State. We have already discussed all the facts and
circumstances of the case in Criminal Appeal Nos:1551-1554
of 2008 filed by the State of Uttar Pradesh and the same have
been dismissed by a separate judgment pronounced today.                     G
     2. So far as the present appeal by Tej Pal is concerned,
separate special leave petition preferred by one of the accused
namely Narendra has already been dismissed by this Court.
                                                                            H
                            1359
1360          SUPREME COURT REPORTS               [2014) 14 S.C.R.


 A     We also do not find any merit in this appeal filed by accused
       Tej Pal which is also dismissed.


       Devika Gujral                                 Appeal dismissed.

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