Supreme Court of India · 2011-07-04
Bhajan Singh @ Harbhajan Singh & Ors vs State Of Haryana
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2011 SUPREME COURT 2552
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Bhajan Singh @ Harbhajan Singh & Ors
- Respondent
- State Of Haryana
- Author
- B.S. Chauhan
- Bench
- Swatanter Kumar, B.S. Chauhan
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the convictions under Sections 302 and 307 read with Section 149 IPC for the appellants involved in a brutal attack resulting in the deaths of Gian Singh and Nishan Singh. The Court affirmed the High Court's decision which partly overturned the trial court's acquittal of some accused, establishing that all participants in the attack shared common intent and were liable for the murders. The Court emphasized the principle of joint liability in criminal conspiracies, affirming life sentences and fines imposed by the lower courts.