In Brief
Satya Raj Singh was convicted of murdering Bhaiya alias Narendra under Section 302/34 IPC and sentenced to life imprisonment by the trial court, with the High Court upholding the conviction on appeal. The Supreme Court dismissed his further appeal, affirming that the eye-witness testimony of two direct witnesses proved the case beyond reasonable doubt. The Court rejected arguments that delay in lodging the FIR undermined the prosecution case, noting that a 25 km distance and nighttime circumstances justified the delay. The Court reaffirmed the principle that it will not reassess evidence or entertain factual arguments that failed before the lower courts."
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