Supreme Court of India · 2012-04-17
Hiralal Pandey & Ors vs State Of U.P
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2012 SUPREME COURT 2541
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Hiralal Pandey & Ors
- Respondent
- State Of U.P
- Author
- A. K. Patnaik
- Bench
- A.K. Patnaik, Swatanter Kumar
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC for the murder of Raja Ram and Kunj Behari Singh, affirming that the prosecution established the case beyond reasonable doubt through eyewitness testimony and medical evidence. The Court emphasized that the presence of the complainant and other witnesses at the scene corroborated the FIR, and the defense's claims were insufficient to create reasonable doubt. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the High Court's judgment.