MEHARBAN SINGH vs STATE OF M.P.

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's conviction of the accused under Section 302/34 IPC for the murder of Ranjit Singh, rejecting the trial court's disbelief of the dying declaration based on the improbability of recognition in a dark hut. The Court found that the assault occurred in an open area, corroborated by the recovery of a blood-stained shoe belonging to the deceased. The appeal under Section 2(a) of the Supreme Court (Enlargement of Criminal Appeal Jurisdiction) Act, 1970 was dismissed, affirming the High Court's judgment.