Supreme Court of India · 2009-12-01
Sukhdeep Singh @ Deep Singh vs State Of Uttar Pradesh & Anr
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2010 SC (SUPP) 198
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Sukhdeep Singh @ Deep Singh
- Respondent
- State Of Uttar Pradesh & Anr
- Bench
- T.S. Thakur, Harjit Singh Bedi
Judgment text excerpt
The Allahabad High Court reversed the acquittal of the Sessions Judge, convicting Sukhdeep Singh under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Karam Singh. The Court found that the evidence presented, including eyewitness accounts and forensic analysis, sufficiently established the guilt of the accused despite the trial court's doubts regarding the credibility of the witnesses and the recovery of the weapon. The High Court held that the prosecution had met its burden of proof, leading to a life sentence for the appellant.