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Supreme Court of India · 2015-11-20

Raj Singh @ Raja vs State Of Haryana Tr.Sec.Ministy Of Home

Citation / case number
AIR 2016 SC (CRIMINAL) 80
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
Raj Singh @ Raja
Respondent
State Of Haryana Tr.Sec.Ministy Of Home
Author
Prafulla C. Pant
Bench
Prafulla C. Pant, Dipak Misra

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Raj Singh @ Raja under Sections 148, 302, 307, 323 read with Section 149 IPC, affirming the High Court's decision which dismissed the appeal against the Sessions Court's judgment. The Court established that the presence of multiple accused armed with weapons and the resultant death of Rajesh constituted a clear case of unlawful assembly and murder under the IPC. The appeal was dismissed, maintaining the sentence imposed by the lower courts.

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