Supreme Court of India · 2002-02-07
Chander Pal vs The State Of Haryana
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2002 SUPREME COURT 989
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Chander Pal
- Respondent
- The State Of Haryana
- Bench
- N. Santosh Hegde, Doraiswamy Raju
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Ravinder Kumar, affirming the findings of the Sessions Court and the High Court. The Court established that the prosecution proved the conspiracy and the act of murder beyond reasonable doubt, with the involvement of multiple accused in the assault. The appeals filed by the convicted appellants were dismissed, maintaining the life sentences and fines imposed by the lower courts.