Supreme Court of India · 2011-10-11
DEEPAK VERMA vs STATE OF H.P.
- Citation / case number
- SC 2009/35724
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- DEEPAK VERMA
- Respondent
- STATE OF H.P.
- Author
- JAGDISH SINGH KHEHAR
- Bench
- JAGDISH SINGH KHEHAR R.M. LODHA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Dheeraj Verma and Deepak Verma under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Kamini Verma, affirming the findings of the Sessions Court and the Himachal Pradesh High Court. The Court established that the prosecution successfully proved the intent and actions of the accused, who fired multiple shots at the victim, resulting in her death. The appeal against the conviction was dismissed, reinforcing the legal principle that direct evidence of the crime, corroborated by eyewitness accounts, is sufficient for conviction under murder charges.