Supreme Court of India · 2009-07-07
Jaswinder Singh vs State Of Punjab
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2009 SC 290
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Jaswinder Singh
- Respondent
- State Of Punjab
- Author
- Mukundakam Sharma
- Bench
- B.S. Chauhan, Mukundakam Sharma
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC and Section 307 IPC, affirming the findings of the lower courts. The Court established that the prosecution successfully proved the involvement of the accused in a conspiracy to murder, supported by eyewitness testimony and forensic evidence. The appeal was dismissed, confirming the life sentence imposed by the High Court.