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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.

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