Supreme Court of India · 2018-10-25
JITENDRA @ KALLA vs STATE OF GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI
- Citation / case number
- SC 2017/7816
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- JITENDRA @ KALLA
- Respondent
- STATE OF GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. SIKRI
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. SIKRI
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the convictions of the appellant under Sections 302 and 307 IPC for the murders of Anil Badana and Kimti Lal Nayyar, affirming the trial court's sentences of life imprisonment and fines under Section 357 CrPC. The Court emphasized the sufficiency of eyewitness testimony and the gravity of the offenses, ruling that the sentences would run consecutively. The appeal was dismissed, reinforcing the legal principle that eyewitness accounts can be pivotal in establishing guilt in murder cases.