Supreme Court of India · 1999-05-03
STATE OF HARYANA vs TEK SINGH .
- Citation / case number
- SC 1993/73065
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- STATE OF HARYANA
- Respondent
- TEK SINGH .
- Author
- M.B.SHAP G.B.PATTANAIK
- Bench
- M.B.SHAP G.B.PATTANAIK
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Gurbachan Singh, Baldev Singh, and Megha Singh under Sections 302 and 449 IPC, affirming the High Court's decision. The Court found that the prosecution established the presence of the accused at the scene and their active participation in the murder of Tek Singh and Gurdev Singh, supported by eyewitness accounts. The Court emphasized that the use of deadly weapons and the collective action of the accused constituted a clear case of murder under Section 302 IPC read with Section 34 IPC.