Supreme Court of India · 2019-01-28
Satya Raj Singh vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2019 SC 605
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Satya Raj Singh
- Respondent
- The State Of Madhya Pradesh
- Author
- Abhay Manohar Sapre
- Bench
- Indu Malhotra, Abhay Manohar Sapre
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Satya Raj Singh under Section 302/34 IPC for the murder of Bhaiya alias Narendra, affirming the High Court's dismissal of his appeal. The Court found that the prosecution had established the appellant's guilt beyond reasonable doubt, as he was seen attacking the deceased with a knife, corroborated by eyewitness accounts. The Court emphasized the sufficiency of evidence and the proper application of the law in convicting the appellant, thereby maintaining the life sentence imposed by the trial court.