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december 2009

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.

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