Supreme Court of India · 1975-07-15
RAM NARAIN SINGH vs THE STATE OF PUNJAB
- Citation / case number
- SC 1974/60314
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- RAM NARAIN SINGH
- Respondent
- THE STATE OF PUNJAB
- Bench
- FAZALALI, SYED MURTAZA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the convictions under Section 302 IPC for murder and Section 307 IPC for attempted murder, affirming the death sentence for Ram Narain Singh and life imprisonment for Jaggar Singh, Hakam Singh, and Mal Singh. The Court found that the appellants had conspired to commit murder due to a land dispute, establishing that the actions were premeditated and executed with intent to kill. The High Court's dismissal of their appeals was confirmed, leading to the upholding of all sentences imposed by the Sessions Judge.