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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.

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