Supreme Court of India · 2007-02-15
RAM SINGH vs SONIA .
- Citation / case number
- SC 2005/10973
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- RAM SINGH
- Respondent
- SONIA .
- Author
- P.P.NAOLEKAR B.N. AGRAWAL
- Bench
- P.P.NAOLEKAR B.N. AGRAWAL
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the convictions of Sonia and Sanjiv under Section 302 read with Section 34 and Section 120-B IPC, affirming the High Court's decision to commute their death sentences to life imprisonment. The Court reiterated that the prosecution must establish a clear connection between the accused and the crime, which was satisfied in this case. The appeals for enhancement of sentence from life imprisonment to death were dismissed, maintaining the life sentences for the accused.