Supreme Court of India · 2008-08-26
Virsa Singh & Ors vs State Of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Virsa Singh & Ors
- Respondent
- State Of Punjab
- Bench
- Harjit Singh Bedi, B.N. Agrawal
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the convictions of the appellants under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, specifically Section 307 read with Section 149, Section 325 read with Section 149, and Section 148 IPC, affirming the sentences of rigorous imprisonment and fines imposed by the Trial Court and confirmed by the High Court. The Court found that the evidence of the injured eyewitnesses was credible and corroborated by medical evidence, justifying the reliance placed on it by the lower courts. The appeal was dismissed, maintaining the convictions and sentences of the appellants.