Supreme Court of India · 2011-04-13
Dev Singh & Ors vs State Of M.P
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2011 SC 491
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Dev Singh & Ors
- Respondent
- State Of M.P
- Bench
- Chandramauli Kr. Prasad, Harjit Singh Bedi
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of Dev Singh, Bansilal, Ratan Lal, Kailash, Kamal Singh, and Devi Singh, affirming the High Court's decision based on the corroborative evidence from three injured witnesses and medical evidence indicating the use of swords and farsas in the commission of the crime. The Court found that the presence of the accused was established and that the injuries sustained by them were insignificant, thus not warranting an explanation from the prosecution. The acquittal of Hari Singh and Raghunath Singh was upheld as they were not found to have inflicted fatal injuries, leading to the conclusion that the prosecution's case was sufficiently supported.