Supreme Court of India · 2006-11-09
Ranjit Singh And Co vs State Of Punjab
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2006 SC 602
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Ranjit Singh And Co
- Respondent
- State Of Punjab
- Bench
- S.B. Sinha, Markandey Katju
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Harbhajan Kaur, affirming the reliance on dying declarations made by the deceased. The Court emphasized that the dying declarations were consistent and corroborated by the circumstances of the case, establishing the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt. The appeal was dismissed, and the conviction and sentence imposed by the lower courts were maintained.