Supreme Court of India · 2010-01-06
HARI KISHAN vs STATE OF HARYANA
- Citation / case number
- SC 2008/14862
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- HARI KISHAN
- Respondent
- STATE OF HARYANA
- Author
- AFTAB ALAM
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Dinesh, confirming the life imprisonment sentence imposed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The Court found that the prosecution established the appellant's involvement in a premeditated attack, supported by eyewitness testimony and the circumstances surrounding the incident. The Court emphasized the sufficiency of evidence, including the FIR and medical reports, to affirm the conviction and sentence.