Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 818 · Decided 10 December 2013
Veer Singh & ORS. v. State of U.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 818 · [2013] 17 S.C.R. 430
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 256/2009
- Decided
- 10 December 2013
- Bench
- S. J. MUKHOPADHAYA, C. NAGAPPAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 147, 148, 3071149, 3021149; CrPC Section 164; Evidence Act Section 157
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 147, 148, 3071149, 3021149 and C 452 - Prosecution under - Murder of 12 persons - Attempt of murder of another member of that family (PW4-injured eye­ witness) - Conviction of appellants-accused and award of death sentence by trial court - High Court confirmed their sentence to life D · imprisonment - On appeal, held: The prosecution case is proved by the injured eye-witness, official witness and medical evidence - Motive for the offence also proved - The testimony of the injured eye-witness, is reliable being cogent credible and trustworthy - Hence
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