Supreme Court of India · 1998-08-13
SURJAN SINGH vs STATE OF HARYANA
- Citation / case number
- SC 1997/12657
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- SURJAN SINGH
- Respondent
- STATE OF HARYANA
- Author
- S.P. KURDUKAR. G.T. NANAVATI
- Bench
- S.P. KURDUKAR. G.T. NANAVATI
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Sections 307 and 506 read with Section 34 IPC for attempted murder and criminal intimidation. The Court found that the evidence of the injured eye-witnesses was credible and properly appreciated by the trial and High Courts, confirming the common intention of the accused to harm Bhagwan Singh. The appeal was dismissed, and the appellants' bail was cancelled, ordering them to surrender to custody.