Supreme Court of India · 2006-11-09
RANJIT SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB
- Citation / case number
- SC 2004/14352
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- RANJIT SINGH
- 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, maintaining the sentence imposed by the lower courts.