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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.

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