Supreme Court of India · 2004-11-17
Nirmal Singh And Anr vs State Of Bihar
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2005 SUPREME COURT 1265
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Nirmal Singh And Anr
- Respondent
- State Of Bihar
- Bench
- B.P. Singh, Arun Kumar
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the life imprisonment sentences of appellants Nirmal Singh and Ranjan Singh under Section 302 IPC for the murder of the deceased, affirming the High Court's decision. The Court found that the prosecution established the motive and the sequence of events leading to the murder, including the exhortation by Ranjan Singh and the subsequent shooting by Nirmal Singh. The Court also confirmed the additional sentence of 5 years rigorous imprisonment under Section 27 of the Arms Act for both appellants.