Supreme Court of India · 2005-04-12
STATE OF U.P. vs SUNDER SINGH
- Citation / case number
- SC 1999/841
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- STATE OF U.P.
- Respondent
- SUNDER SINGH
- Author
- B.P.SINGH
- Bench
- B.P. SINGH & S.B. SINHA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's acquittal of the respondents in a murder case under Sections 302/149, 148, and 324/149 IPC, finding the prosecution's eyewitnesses unreliable. The Court noted that the High Court had properly assessed the evidence and reached a reasonable conclusion based on the record. Consequently, the Supreme Court dismissed the appeals by the State of Uttar Pradesh, affirming the acquittal of the accused.