Supreme Court of India · 2020-11-03
RAJESH @ SARKARI vs THE STATE OF HARYANA
- Citation / case number
- SC 2019/14406
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- RAJESH @ SARKARI
- Respondent
- THE STATE OF HARYANA
- Author
- HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
- Bench
- HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE, HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE INDU MALHOTRA, HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE INDIRA BANERJEE
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Rajesh and Ajay Hooda under Section 302 read with Section 34 of the IPC for the murder of Sandeep Hooda. The court found sufficient evidence linking the appellants to the crime, including eyewitness accounts and circumstantial evidence. The appeal against their life sentence was dismissed, affirming the lower court's decision.