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Supreme Court of India · 2017-08-10

Dharam Pal vs The State Of Haryana

Citation / case number
AIR 2017 SUPREME COURT 3720
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
Dharam Pal
Respondent
The State Of Haryana
Author
L. Nageswara Rao
Bench
Navin Sinha, L. Nageswara Rao

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court upheld the convictions of the accused under Section 302 IPC for the murder of Bharat Bhushan Arora, establishing that the prosecution must prove the intention to kill or cause grievous injury. The Court emphasized that the evidence presented, including eyewitness accounts and the circumstances surrounding the death, sufficiently demonstrated the involvement of the accused in the crime. The appeal was dismissed, affirming the High Court's decision and the sentences imposed by the Sessions Judge.

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