Supreme Court of India · 2004-03-26
Pradeep Singh vs State Of Rajasthan
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2004 SUPREME COURT 3781
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Pradeep Singh
- Respondent
- State Of Rajasthan
- Bench
- K.G. Balakrishnan, B.N. Srikrishna
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Pradeep Singh under Section 302 IPC for murder, affirming the reliance on circumstantial evidence including the last seen theory and an extra-judicial confession made to PW-5. The Court found that the evidence presented, including the recovery of a blood-stained knife and the testimony of witnesses, was sufficient to establish the appellant's guilt beyond reasonable doubt. The appeal against the High Court's confirmation of the conviction was dismissed.