NARENDER KUMAR vs STATE OF NCT OF DELHI

The Supreme Court upheld the convictions of the appellants under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC for murder and Section 330 read with Section 34 IPC for causing hurt to extract confession. The Court found that the dying declaration of the victim, recorded shortly before his death, was credible and established the involvement of the police constables in the crime. The sentences of life imprisonment and rigorous imprisonment were affirmed, with fines imposed, and the Court emphasized the gravity of custodial violence.