Supreme Court of India · 2020-04-27
DHANPAL vs STATE NCT OF DELHI
- Citation / case number
- SC 2009/33360
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- DHANPAL
- Respondent
- STATE NCT OF DELHI
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIRUDDHA BOSE
- Bench
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIRUDDHA BOSE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 302/34 IPC for the murder of Ajay Kumar Sharma, affirming that the eyewitness accounts provided by Sanjay, Narender Kumar, and Sobha Ram were credible and consistent. The Court noted that the injuries sustained by the victim were sufficient to cause death, as confirmed by the post-mortem report. The judgment emphasized the importance of eyewitness testimony in establishing the guilt of the accused, leading to the dismissal of the appeals.