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april 2009

Supreme Court of India · 2009-04-24

Prem Singh vs State (N.C.T.) Delhi

Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
Prem Singh
Respondent
State (N.C.T.) Delhi
Author
Arijit Pasayat
Bench
Asok Kumar Ganguly, V.S. Sirpurkar, Arijit Pasayat

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 307 IPC and Section 27 of the Arms Act, 1959, for attempted murder and illegal possession of a firearm. The Court emphasized that the recovery of the pistol, which matched the bullet found in the injured, constituted sufficient evidence to affirm the conviction despite the appellant's claims of insufficient witness identification. The Court ruled that scientific evidence is paramount and cannot be undermined by the appellant's status or alleged witness intimidation, thereby affirming the High Court's decision.

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