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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.

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