RAJENDER SINGH vs STATE OF HARYANA

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC for the murder of Dinesh, affirming the High Court's decision which modified the trial court's judgment. The Court established that the evidence of wrongful confinement and the brutal nature of the attack, including the insertion of a wooden stick, constituted sufficient grounds for conviction. The appeals of the convicted appellants were dismissed, maintaining their life sentences and fines imposed by the lower courts.