Supreme Court of India · 2011-11-04
Prithipal Singh Etc vs State Of Punjab & Anr. Etc
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2012 SC (CRIMINAL) 333
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Prithipal Singh Etc
- Respondent
- State Of Punjab & Anr. Etc
- Author
- B.S. Chauhan
- Bench
- B.S. Chauhan, P. Sathasivam
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the convictions of Jaspal Singh and Amarjit Singh under Sections 302/34, 120-B, 364/34, and 201/34 IPC, affirming life imprisonment and fines imposed by the Additional Sessions Judge. The Court noted that the High Court had enhanced the sentence for four other appellants from seven years to life imprisonment under Section 364 IPC, emphasizing the gravity of the offenses involving abduction and murder. The judgment reinforced the principle that police personnel involved in such heinous crimes must face stringent penalties to uphold justice.