Supreme Court of India · 2002-09-26
SHAMSHER SINGH @ SHERA vs STATE OF HARYANA
- Citation / case number
- SC 2001/13871
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- SHAMSHER SINGH @ SHERA
- Respondent
- STATE OF HARYANA
- Bench
- DORAISWAMY RAJU, SHIVARAJ V. PATIL
Judgment text excerpt
The case involves a criminal appeal regarding a murder where the accused, Shamsher Singh, allegedly killed Om Parkash with an axe in the presence of eye-witnesses. The prosecution relied on testimonies from eye-witnesses, medical evidence from the post-mortem, and the recovery of the weapon based on disclosure statements. The trial court had previously convicted the accused based on these evidentiary findings.