Supreme Court of India · 2014-09-16
Gul Singh @ Guliya & Ors vs State Of M.P. & Anr
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Gul Singh @ Guliya & Ors
- Respondent
- State Of M.P. & Anr
- Author
- Adarsh Kumar Goel
- Bench
- Adarsh Kumar Goel, V. Gopala Gowda
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 302/34 IPC for murder and Section 376 IPC for rape, affirming the life sentence imposed by the High Court. The Court found that the prosecution established the case beyond reasonable doubt, with evidence of a deadly assault leading to the death of Mishribai and the subsequent kidnapping and rape of Parubai. The Court maintained the convictions and sentences for other related offences, confirming the trial court's judgment with modifications regarding the specific sections under which the appellants were convicted.