Supreme Court of India · 2008-12-03
Gobind Singh vs Krishna Singh & Ors
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2009 SC (SUPP) 104
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Gobind Singh
- Respondent
- Krishna Singh & Ors
- Author
- Arijit Pasayat
- Bench
- Mukundakam Sharma, Arijit Pasayat
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the respondents under Section 302 IPC read with Section 149 IPC, affirming the life imprisonment sentence for the accused except Krishna Singh, who was sentenced to death. The Court found sufficient evidence, including eyewitness accounts, to support the trial court's findings. The Court also addressed the applicability of Section 17 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1998, and Section 27 of the Arms Act, 1959, confirming the sentences imposed by the trial court.