Supreme Court of India · 2001-03-02
SOHAN vs STATE OF HARYANA
- Citation / case number
- SC 1991/79965
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- SOHAN
- Respondent
- STATE OF HARYANA
- 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 multiple injuries and the sequence of events leading to the death. The Court emphasized the importance of eyewitness testimony and the medical evidence corroborating the cause of death. The appeal against the High Court's judgment was dismissed, affirming the lower court's findings and the sentence imposed on the accused.