Supreme Court of India · 2013-04-26
LITTA SINGH vs STATE OF RAJASTHAN
- Citation / case number
- SC 2008/23505
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- LITTA SINGH
- Respondent
- STATE OF RAJASTHAN
- Author
- M.Y. Eqbal
- Bench
- M.Y. EQBAL P. SATHASIVAM
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 302/34 IPC for the murder of Hansraj Singh, affirming the findings of the Additional Sessions Judge and the Rajasthan High Court. The Court emphasized that the prosecution established the necessary ingredients of murder, including the use of lethal weapons and the presence of eyewitnesses. The appeal was dismissed, and the life imprisonment sentence was maintained, with a fine imposed for the conviction.