Supreme Court of India · 2015-04-10
RAJA @ RAJINDER vs STATE OF HARYANA
- Citation / case number
- SC 2009/36986
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- RAJA @ RAJINDER
- Respondent
- STATE OF HARYANA
- Author
- Dipak Misra
- Bench
- N.V. RAMANA DIPAK MISRA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Sections 302 and 201 read with Section 34 IPC for the murder of Het Ram, affirming the High Court's decision. The Court established that the prosecution proved the motive and the sequence of events leading to the murder, including the recovery of the deceased's body and bloodstains linking the appellant to the crime. The sentences of life imprisonment and fines were confirmed, with both sentences to run concurrently.