Supreme Court of India · 2002-01-29
TARSEM SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB
- Citation / case number
- SC 1996/77282
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- TARSEM SINGH
- Respondent
- STATE OF PUNJAB
- Author
- SANTOSH HEGDE
- Bench
- N. SANTOSH HEGDE & DORAISWAMY RAJU
Judgment text excerpt
The appellants were convicted under Section 304 Part II of the IPC for causing death during a dispute over land bidding. The High Court of Punjab & Haryana had previously upheld the conviction but reduced the sentence from 8 years to 5 years of rigorous imprisonment. The matter came before the Supreme Court via a criminal appeal challenging the High Court's judgment.