Supreme Court · 2024 INSC 368 · Decided 3 May 2024
Anees v. The State GOVT. of NCT
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2024 INSC 368 · [2024] 6 S.C.R. 164
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 437/2015
- Decided
- 3 May 2024
- Bench
- D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J.B. PARDIWALA, MANOJ MISRA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; Evidence Act Section 106, 8, 27
Headnote
Murder of appellant-accused's wife in their house in which the appellant, deceased and their 5 year old daughter lived. s.106, Evidence Act, 1872 was invoked and the appellant was convicted u/s.302, IPC for the murder. Whether the High Court committed the impugned judgment affirming the conviction of the appellant. Evidence Act, 1872 - s.106 - Burden of proving fact especially within knowledge - "prima facie case" (foundational facts) in the context of s.106 - Murder of appellant-accused's
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