Supreme Court of India · 2019-01-17
Yogendra @ Jogendra Singh vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2019 SC 626
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Yogendra @ Jogendra Singh
- Respondent
- The State Of Madhya Pradesh
- Author
- S.A. Bobde
- Bench
- R. Subhash Reddy, L. Nageswara Rao, S.A. Bobde
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the Appellant under Sections 302, 326(A), and 460 of the IPC, affirming the death sentence for the murder of Smt. Ruby by acid attack. The Court found that the evidence, including the dying declaration and eyewitness accounts, conclusively identified the Appellant as the perpetrator. The High Court's enhancement of compensation for the injured parties was also confirmed, with the Appellant ordered to pay Rs. 3 lac to one victim and Rs. 1.5 lac to two others.