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Supreme Court of India · 2009-03-31

Balkar Singh vs State Of Uttarakhand

Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
Balkar Singh
Respondent
State Of Uttarakhand
Author
Arijit Pasayat
Bench
Asok Kumar Ganguly, Arijit Pasayat

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Balkar Singh under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Ajeet Singh and Section 307 IPC for the attempted murder of Roop Singh. The Court found that the prosecution established the motive stemming from prior enmity and the sequence of events leading to the shooting was clear and corroborated by eyewitnesses. The Court affirmed the lower court's findings, emphasizing the sufficiency of evidence and the gravity of the offenses committed.

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