Supreme Court of India · 2017-01-06
Md. Sajjad @ Raju @ Salim vs State Of West Bengal
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2017 SUPREME COURT 642
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Md. Sajjad @ Raju @ Salim
- Respondent
- State Of West Bengal
- Author
- Uday Umesh Lalit
- Bench
- Uday Umesh Lalit, Pinaki Chandra Ghose
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC for the murder of Ramchandra Singh, affirming the High Court's decision. The Court found that the prosecution established the case through credible eyewitness testimonies and circumstantial evidence, including the identification of the accused and the circumstances surrounding the incident. The Court emphasized that the evidence presented was sufficient to prove the guilt of the accused beyond reasonable doubt.