Supreme Court of India · 1997-11-26
AJAIB SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB
- Citation / case number
- SC 1999/12590
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- AJAIB SINGH
- Respondent
- STATE OF PUNJAB
- Author
- B.N. KIRPAL G.T. NANAVATI
- Bench
- B.N. KIRPAL G.T. NANAVATI
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 25 of the Arms Act and Section 5 of the TADA Act, finding no infirmity in the evidence presented by the prosecution, which included testimony from the Investigating Officer and a recovery witness. The Court rejected the appellant's claim of police planting evidence, affirming the trial court's findings and the reasonableness of the sentence imposed. Consequently, the appeal was dismissed.