Supreme Court of India · 2009-09-16
Deep Singh & Ors vs State Of U.P
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Deep Singh & Ors
- Respondent
- State Of U.P
- Bench
- J.M. Panchal, Harjit Singh Bedi
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 302/34 IPC for the murder of Nazakat Ali, affirming the trial court's findings based on the testimonies of three eyewitnesses and medical evidence. The Court rejected the appellants' arguments regarding the credibility of the witnesses and the timing of the incident, emphasizing that the presence of the witnesses was established and the motive for the attack was sufficiently demonstrated. The Court confirmed the life imprisonment sentence and fine imposed by the trial court, dismissing the appeals.