Supreme Court upholds police officer’s life sentence for killing wife’s ‘lover’ at station.

The top court refused to interfere with the judgments of the trial court and the Delhi High Court. A bench comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Rajesh Bindal dismissed the plea of convict Surender Singh, who claimed that the crime was commited in self-defense and therefore could not be considered murder under the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Justice Dhulia stated that the nature of the weapon used and the circumstances of the crime clearly indicated a case of murder. The court also vacated an interim order granting bail to the convict and directed him to surrender within four weeks.

The victim, who was married to the convict’s first cousin and was his neighbor, was allegedly in an illicit relationship with the convict’s wife. The prosecution claimed that on June 30, 2002, the victim went to the Mayur Vihar police station where the convict was posted and was last seen in a conversation with the convict before being killed with the convict’s official 9-mm carbine. The convict argued that he acted in self-defense or, in the alternative, that the crime was a result of grave and sudden provocation. However, the court rejected his plea, stating that all evidence pointed to a case of murder.

The court mentioned the motive and the location of the crime as supporting factors for its decision. The court emphasized that the prosecution’s evidence was solid, including the testimony of eyewitnesses and the nature of the injuries sustained by the victim. The story was published from a syndicated feed and has not been edited by NDTV staff.