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.