Supreme Court of India · 2002-09-03
DHARMINDER vs STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
- Citation / case number
- SC 2001/4357
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- DHARMINDER
- Respondent
- STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
- Author
- BRIJESH KUMAR
- Bench
- BRIJESH KUMAR. R.C. LAHOTI
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court heard concurrent appeals regarding convictions under Sections 302, 307, and 323 read with Section 34 of the IPC for the murder of Laiq Ram and injuries to his family. The petitioners, Dharminder and Durga Nand, challenged their life sentences and additional imprisonment terms. Simultaneously, the State of Himachal Pradesh appealed against the acquittal of three other accused persons, Hukmu Devi, Promod Kumar, and Padma Ram.