TILAK RAJ vs THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH HOME DEPARTMENT SECRETARY — Crl.A. No. 887/2009

Summary The Supreme Court dismissed the criminal appeals of Tilak Raj and others convicted under Section 304 Part II read with Section 149 IPC for causing death by assault on June 23-24, 1997. The Court upheld their five-year rigorous imprisonment sentences, rejecting arguments of false implication and insufficient evidence, finding the eyewitness testimony of the deceased's wife (PW-1) and son (PW-4) credible and reliable. The Court directed remaining appellants to surrender forthwith to serve their remaining sentence terms, noting that appellant Hira Singh, if he had completed his sentence, was exempt from surrender. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.