Supreme Court of India · 2009-09-18
Raj Narain Singh vs State Of U.P. & Ors
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2010 SC (SUPP) 432
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Raj Narain Singh
- Respondent
- State Of U.P. & Ors
- Author
- Mukundakam Sharma
- Bench
- Mukundakam Sharma, Dalveer Bhandari
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court overturned the Allahabad High Court's decision, reinstating the trial court's conviction under Sections 302, 307, 323, and 342 IPC, along with Sections 27 and 30 of the Arms Act. The Court established that the evidence presented, including eyewitness accounts and the sequence of events, sufficiently proved the involvement of the accused in the murder and attempted murder. The Court held that the trial court's findings were correct and warranted no interference, thus affirming the convictions and sentences imposed on the accused.