Supreme Court of India · 2001-03-02
Sohan And Anr vs State Of Haryana And Anr
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2001 SUPREME COURT 1380
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Sohan And Anr
- Respondent
- State Of Haryana And Anr
- Bench
- U.C. Banerjee, Shlvaraj V. Patil
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the accused under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Daya Nand, establishing that the prosecution successfully proved the presence of the accused at the scene and their active participation in the assault. The Court emphasized the importance of eyewitness testimony and medical evidence in corroborating the sequence of events leading to the death. The appeal against the High Court's judgment was dismissed, affirming the lower court's findings and the sentence imposed on the accused.