Supreme Court of India · 2002-09-03
Gurjant Singh vs State Of Punjab
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2002 SC 864
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Gurjant Singh
- Respondent
- State Of Punjab
- Bench
- Doraiswamy Raju, H.K. Sema
Judgment text excerpt
The appellant, originally acquitted by the trial court, was convicted by the High Court of Punjab & Haryana for offenses including murder and rioting under the IPC. The case involves an attack by several armed individuals on cotton pickers, resulting in the death of Kaka Singh. The Supreme Court is reviewing the reversal of the acquittal and the subsequent conviction based on the prosecution's evidence.