BHAGWAN SINGH vs STATE OF M.P.

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Sections 302/34 IPC, 396, 460, 404 IPC, and Section 11/13 of the M.P. Dacoity Vihavaran Kshetra Adhiniyam 1981, affirming the High Court's reversal of the trial court's acquittal. The Court found that the prosecution's evidence, including the testimony of a child witness and the judicial confession of an acquitted co-accused, sufficiently established the appellants' involvement in the murder of Mata Prasad and his daughter Munni Devi. The Court emphasized the importance of corroborative evidence in such serious offenses, ultimately confirming the life sentences imposed by the High Court.