Supreme Court of India · 2019-03-05
Khushwinder Singh vs The State Of Punjab
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2019 SUPREME COURT 2639
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Khushwinder Singh
- Respondent
- The State Of Punjab
- Author
- M. R. Shah
- Bench
- M. R. Shah, S. Abdul Nazeer, A.K. Sikri
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the death penalty imposed on Khushwinder Singh for the murder of Rupinder Singh, affirming the High Court's decision. The court found that the evidence presented, including eyewitness testimony, sufficiently established the appellant's guilt under Section 302 of the IPC. The judgment emphasized the gravity of the crime and the need for deterrent punishment in cases of murder.