Supreme Court of India · 2012-09-12
Darbara Singh vs State Of Punjab
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2013 SUPREME COURT 840
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Darbara Singh
- Respondent
- State Of Punjab
- Author
- B.S. Chauhan
- Bench
- Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla, B.S. Chauhan
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Mukhtiar Singh, affirming the findings of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and the Additional Sessions Judge. The Court found that the appellant, along with co-accused, acted in concert to inflict fatal injuries on the deceased, establishing the requisite intent for murder. The appeal was dismissed, and the life sentence along with a fine was maintained.