Supreme Court of India · 2017-01-04
Vijendra Singh vs State Of U.P
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2017 SUPREME COURT 860
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Vijendra Singh
- Respondent
- State Of U.P
- Author
- Dipak Misra
- Bench
- Rohinton Fali Nariman, Dipak Misra
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC for the murder of Badan Pal, affirming the High Court's decision. The Court found that the prosecution established the presence of the accused at the crime scene and their identification by witnesses was credible. The Court emphasized the importance of eyewitness testimony and the circumstantial evidence presented, leading to the conclusion that the appellants acted in concert to commit the crime, thus justifying the life imprisonment sentence.