Supreme Court of India · 2014-09-23
Prem Kumar Gulati vs State Of Haryana & Anr
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2014 SC( CRI) 2194
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Prem Kumar Gulati
- Respondent
- State Of Haryana & Anr
- Author
- M.Y. Eqbal
- Bench
- Pinaki Chandra Ghose, M.Y. Eqbal
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Mahender Singh and Prem Kumar Gulati under Section 302 and Section 498A IPC, affirming the High Court's decision which dismissed their appeal. The Court emphasized the importance of the dying declaration made by the victim, Rajni, which detailed the circumstances of her death and the harassment she faced, establishing the requisite intent for murder and cruelty. The Court ruled that the evidence presented was sufficient to sustain the conviction and the life sentence imposed by the trial court.