Supreme Court of India · 2009-08-26
Jarnail Singh & Ors vs State Of Punjab
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2010 SUPREME COURT 3699
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Jarnail Singh & Ors
- Respondent
- State Of Punjab
- Author
- B.S. Chauhan
- Bench
- B.S. Chauhan, Harjit Singh Bedi
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction and sentences under Sections 302, 148, 149, 307, 364, 342, 506, 201, 120-B IPC and Section 30 of the Arms Act, affirming the Punjab and Haryana High Court's decision. The Court established that the presence of multiple armed assailants and the systematic abduction and murder of Jaldhar constituted a well-planned conspiracy, satisfying the requirements of the cited IPC sections. The appeal was dismissed, and the life imprisonment sentence was maintained.