Plea

The celebrated Judge of the Allahabad High Court Justice Mehmood quoted the following Urdu couplet in one of his judgments while deciding a murder appeal :- “Jo Chup Rahegi Zuban-e-khanjar, Lahu pukarega asteen ka” Issue notice to the respondent as to why the life sentence awarded to him by the High Court should not be enhanced to death sentence.

REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION S.L.P. (CRIMINAL) NO…………..OF 2011 (CRLMP.NO(s). 16406/2011) STATE OF U.P. Petitioner(s) VERSUS ALOK VERMA Respondent(s) O R D E R Heard Mr. Pramod Swarup, learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner-State of U.P. The allegations against the respondent accused, which have been found true by the … Continue reading →