Supreme Court of India · 2015-01-06
INDER SINGH vs STATE OF RAJASTHAN
- Citation / case number
- SC 2008/26726
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- INDER SINGH
- Respondent
- STATE OF RAJASTHAN
- Author
- SHIVA KIRTI SINGH
- Bench
- SHIVA KIRTI SINGH M.Y. EQBAL
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the convictions of 21 appellants under Sections 302/149, 307/149, 147, and 148 of the IPC, affirming life imprisonment and concurrent sentences. The Court found that the prosecution had established the presence of the accused at the scene of the crime and their involvement in a collective attack that resulted in multiple fatalities. The judgment emphasized the importance of eyewitness testimony and the timely recording of the FIR as critical to the prosecution's case.