Supreme Court of India · 2023-08-24
Ram Manohar Singh vs The State Of Uttar Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Ram Manohar Singh
- Respondent
- The State Of Uttar Pradesh
- Author
- Abhay S. Oka
- Bench
- Pankaj Mithal, Abhay S. Oka
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Ram Manohar Singh under Section 302 of the IPC for murder, confirming the life sentence imposed by the Trial Court and upheld by the High Court. The court found that the evidence presented, including the circumstances surrounding the dispute over mango trees, supported the conviction. The court emphasized the importance of eyewitness accounts and the consistency of the prosecution's case in establishing guilt beyond reasonable doubt.