Supreme Court of India

Rajendra Prasad v. State of Goa

Neutral citation
Bench Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu JJ.
Decided 18 August 2026

INSC stands for INDIAN SUPREME COURT. A neutral citation scheme assigned by the Court itself, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter. INSC is the neutral citation scheme assigned by the Supreme Court, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter.

What the Court ordered

The special leave petition stands disposed of on the above terms. Pending application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of.

Judgment, 16

In brief

Following a pre-existing family/property dispute in Gorakhpur, the petitioner allegedly conspired with three others to eliminate the victim, Chandrika @ Gabbar Sahani. On 23rd August 2023 the petitioner is alleged to have lured the victim to his rented premises in Porvorim, Goa on the pretext of painting work, where he and Accused No. 2 wrongfully confined and assaulted the victim with a wooden stick; the accused then tied the unconscious victim to a heavy stone with nylon rope and iron hooks, transported the body by car and disposed of it in the Gaundalim river.…

Sign in free to read it

  • The full judgment, page by page, as published in the Supreme Court Reports
  • Every bench that relied on it, and every bench that argued against it
  • Search every reported judgment, by party, citation or question
  • Download the Supreme Court's own signed PDF — the original file as the Registry published it, not a copy somebody has watermarked or re-branded
Sign in to read - for free

An email address, no password.