Supreme Court of India · 1997-12-09
HARPAL SINGH vs THE STATE OF HARYANA (WITH CRL. M.P. NO.1482/85)
- Citation / case number
- SC 1983/66087
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- HARPAL SINGH
- Respondent
- THE STATE OF HARYANA (WITH CRL. M.P. NO.1482/85)
- Author
- Nanavati
- Bench
- G.B. PATTANAIK G.T. NANAVATI
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Teja Singh under Section 302 IPC for murder and Harpal Singh under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC for sharing common intention. The Court found that Harpal Singh's actions, including encouraging Teja Singh to shoot Balbir Singh, demonstrated a shared intent to kill. The High Court's confirmation of the trial court's findings was supported by consistent eyewitness testimony, which was not undermined by the defense's arguments.