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november 2004

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.

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