Supreme Court of India · 2019-09-03
Manjit Singh vs The State Of Punjab
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2019 SC 965
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Manjit Singh
- Respondent
- The State Of Punjab
- Author
- Dinesh Maheshwari
- Bench
- Dinesh Maheshwari, A.M. Khanwilkar
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the convictions of the appellants for multiple offences under the Indian Penal Code, including murder and rioting. The court examined the evidence presented and found that the High Court had correctly upheld the Sessions Court's decision. The judgment emphasized the importance of eyewitness accounts and corroborative evidence in establishing the guilt of the accused.