Supreme Court of India · 2015-03-23
Deepa @ Deep Chand & Anr vs State Of Haryana
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2015 SC( CRI) 1008
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Deepa @ Deep Chand & Anr
- Respondent
- State Of Haryana
- Author
- Uday Umesh Lalit
- Bench
- Uday Umesh Lalit, Dipak Misra
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Deep Chand @ Deepa and Sukhbir Singh for the murder of Roop Chand @ Roopa under Section 302 IPC, affirming the findings of the lower courts based on eyewitness testimony and medical evidence. The Court emphasized the sufficiency of circumstantial evidence and the credibility of eyewitnesses, rejecting the defense's claims of false implication. The appeal was dismissed, confirming the life sentences imposed by the Sessions Court.