Supreme Court of India · 2004-11-17
Rama Shish Rai vs Jagdish Singh
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2005 SUPREME COURT 335
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Rama Shish Rai
- Respondent
- Jagdish Singh
- Author
- H.K. Sema
- Bench
- K.G. Balakrishnan, H.K. Sema
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the appeal against the High Court's acquittal of Jagdish Singh Rai under Sections 302, 147, 148, 149 IPC and Section 27 of the Arms Act. The Court emphasized the importance of credible eyewitness testimony and found that the High Court had erred in discarding the eyewitness accounts without sufficient justification. The Court reinstated the conviction of Jagdish Singh Rai under Section 302 IPC, holding that the evidence presented was compelling and established his guilt beyond reasonable doubt.