The State Of Punjab vs Gurpreet Singh

insc-2024-154 Supreme Court of India 6 February 2024 • 17 min read

Judges (2)

K.V. Viswanathan Coram Surya Kant Delivered

Parties (5)

State of Punjab Appellant Gurpreet Singh Respondent Harpreet Singh Respondent Jagdeep Singh Respondent Kashmira Singh Respondent

Case Significance

The State Of Punjab vs Gurpreet Singh is a Supreme Court of India decision dated February 6, 2024 (citation: insc-2024-154). The State of Punjab appealed against the High Court's acquittal of four respondents convicted under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC for the murder of Gursewak Singh's family members by shooting. The Supreme Court restored the conviction and life imprisonment of the main accused Gurpreet Singh, finding the High Court erred in disbelieving the eyewitness testimony and ballistic evidence, but upheld the acquittal of the three co-accused (Kashmira Singh, Jagdeep Singh, and Harpreet Singh) fo The bench comprised Justices K.V. Viswanathan and Surya Kant. The judgment was delivered by Justice Surya Kant.

Summary

The State of Punjab appealed against the High Court's acquittal of four respondents convicted under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC for the murder of Gursewak Singh's family members by shooting. The Supreme Court restored the conviction and life imprisonment of the main accused Gurpreet Singh, finding the High Court erred in disbelieving the eyewitness testimony and ballistic evidence, but upheld the acquittal of the three co-accused (Kashmira Singh, Jagdeep Singh, and Harpreet Singh) for lack of evidence connecting them to the conspiracy.

What was the outcome of The State Of Punjab vs Gurpreet Singh?

The State of Punjab appealed against the High Court's acquittal of four respondents convicted under Section 302 read with Section 34 IPC for the murder of Gursewak Singh's family members by shooting. ...

Judgment

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Source: Indian Kanoon (insc-2024-154)