Supreme Court of India · 2002-09-04
The State Of Haryana vs Ram Sarup
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2002 SUPREME COURT 3114
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- The State Of Haryana
- Respondent
- Ram Sarup
- Bench
- S. Rajendra Babu, P. Venkatarama Reddi
Judgment text excerpt
The State of Haryana appealed against a High Court decision that acquitted the respondent, Ram Sarup, who had been previously convicted by a trial court for the murder of two individuals under Section 302 of the IPC. The case centers on whether the evidence presented by the prosecution was sufficient to overturn the acquittal granted by the High Court. The Supreme Court was tasked with reviewing the testimonies of witnesses and the trial court's original findings of guilt.