Supreme Court of India · 2019-08-06
BALWAN SINGH vs THE STATE OF CHHATTISGARH
- Citation / case number
- SC 2015/10299
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- BALWAN SINGH
- Respondent
- THE STATE OF CHHATTISGARH
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAN M. SHANTANAGOUDAR
- Bench
- HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MOHAN M. SHANTANAGOUDAR, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY RASTOGI
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the convictions under Sections 148 and 302/149 IPC, affirming the findings of the lower courts based on the testimonies of eyewitnesses PW-9 and PW-16, who witnessed the murder of Pitambar Singh. The Court rejected the appellants' claims of witness fabrication and found the evidence credible despite the time gap in witness statements. The acquittal under Section 120-B IPC was noted, but it did not undermine the convictions for the other charges, leading to the dismissal of the appeals.