Supreme Court of India · 1997-01-24
STATE OF HARYANA vs JINDER SINGH & ORS.
- Citation / case number
- SC 1990/77125
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- STATE OF HARYANA
- Respondent
- JINDER SINGH & ORS.
- Author
- Faizan Uddin
- Bench
- FAIZAN UDDIN M.M. PUNCHHI
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court overturned the High Court's decision that had set aside the conviction of the respondents under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC, affirming the Sessions Court's ruling that sentenced them to life imprisonment for the murder of Ran Singh. The Court established that the prosecution had successfully proven the involvement of the accused in a premeditated attack on the deceased, which resulted in his death. The Court emphasized the importance of eyewitness testimony and the corroborative evidence collected at the crime scene, leading to the reinstatement of the original conviction and sentence.