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Supreme Court of India · 2004-03-25

Ramesh Singh @ Photti vs State Of A.P

Citation / case number
AIR 2004 SUPREME COURT 4545
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
Ramesh Singh @ Photti
Respondent
State Of A.P
Bench
N.Santosh Hegde, B.P.Singh

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC for the murder of S. Mahendara Singh, affirming the trial court's finding of guilt based on eyewitness testimony. The Court emphasized that the presence of multiple eyewitnesses corroborated the prosecution's case, and the act was committed in furtherance of a common intention. The appeal was dismissed, confirming the life imprisonment sentence imposed by the lower courts.

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