GURDEV SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Gurdev Singh, Harpal Singh, and Jugraj Singh, finding that the evidence of eye-witnesses P.W.2 and P.W.3 was reliable and supported the prosecution's case, thus reversing the Trial Court's order of acquittal which was deemed perverse. The Court affirmed the acquittal of Balbir Singh and Ajmer Singh, stating that the Trial Court's decision was reasonable and warranted the benefit of doubt. Consequently, the appeals were dismissed, and the bail bonds of the convicted appellants were cancelled, directing their immediate custody to serve the remaining sentence.