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Supreme Court of India · 2010-02-23

Kirpal Singh vs State Of U.P

Citation / case number
AIRONLINE 2010 SC 225
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
Kirpal Singh
Respondent
State Of U.P
Author
J.M. Panchal
Bench
J.M. Panchal, B. Sudershan Reddy

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Ram Kumar Singh, affirming the life imprisonment sentence imposed by the lower court. The Court found that the appellant, along with co-accused, acted in concert to execute the murder, establishing the applicability of Section 34 IPC regarding common intention. The Court emphasized the sufficiency of evidence, including eyewitness accounts and the sequence of events leading to the fatal shooting, thereby confirming the High Court's judgment.

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