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december 2001

Supreme Court of India · 2001-12-04

Brij Lal vs State Of Haryana

Citation / case number
AIR 2002 SUPREME COURT 291
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
Brij Lal
Respondent
State Of Haryana
Author
K.G. Balakrishnan
Bench
U.C. Banerjee, K.G. Balakrishnan

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Brij Lal under Section 302 and Section 307 read with Section 34 IPC for the murder of Dharam Paul and attempted murder of Ram Kishan. The Court found that the eyewitness testimony was credible despite minor discrepancies regarding the exact location of the injuries, affirming that the appellant was responsible for the fatal shooting. The Court emphasized that the evidence presented was sufficient to establish the guilt of the appellant beyond reasonable doubt, thus confirming the lower court's judgment.

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