SANJEEV KUMAR CHOPRA vs STATE OF PUNJAB — Crl.A. No. 504/2013

Summary: Crl.A. No. 504/2013 - Sanjeev Kumar Chopra v. State of Punjab The Supreme Court dismissed Sanjeev Kumar Chopra's appeal on August 1, 2018, upholding his conviction under IPC Sections 458/459/460 (burglary/theft) and affirming the 10-year rigorous imprisonment sentence imposed by the trial court and confirmed by the High Court. The Court found the prosecution's case credible, particularly relying on witness Gurdeep Kaur's categorical identification of the accused and her clear identification of stolen gold jewelry and a wrist watch as belonging to her. The Court rejected the appellant's arguments challenging the witness's credibility and held that the prosecution successfully established the accused's identity and the recovered items' ownership. The accused having completed his sentence, he was entitled to release from custody. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.