RANJIT SINGH AND ORS. versus STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH

Conviction upheld based on reliable, corroborated testimony of injured and eye-witnesses, regardless of non-naming in FIR and acquittal of other co-accused; principles regarding sole eye-witness testimony, injured witness weightage, and non-applicability of maxim falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus in Indian criminal cases reinforced.

Parties: Appellants: Ranjit Singh and Ors.; Respondent: State of Madhya Pradesh
Jurisdiction: India
Judgment Date: 27 October 2010
Procedural Posture: Criminal Appeal / Supreme Court – Appeal Against High Court Judgment
Outcome: Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics: Murder, Unlawful Assembly, Evidence – Injured Witnesses, Testimony – Sole Witnesses, Criminal Procedure

Criminal Law Murder Unlawful Assembly Evidence – Injured Witnesses Testimony – Sole Witnesses Criminal Procedure

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Parties

Ranjit Singh and Ors.

Appellants

State of Madhya Pradesh

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Supreme Court – Appeal Against High Court Judgment

Legal Issues

1 Whether conviction based on testimony of sole eye-witness is sustainable in cases of unlawful assembly
2 Effect of accused not named in FIR but named during investigation
3 Applicability of falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus in Indian criminal law

Ratio Decidendi

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

No interference with High Court’s judgment and order; convictions and sentences maintained for appellants