Supreme Court · 1990 INSC 274 · Decided 11 September 1990
Ashok Kumar v. State of Rajasthan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1990 INSC 274 · [1990] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 401
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 453/1986
- Decided
- 11 September 1990
- Bench
- M.M. PUNCHHI, R.M. SAHAI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; CrPC Section 386(a); Constitution Article 136
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 197 J: Section J78 & 386-Murder -Acquittal by Trial Court-Appeal against acquittal by State-Powers of the Appellate Court-Trial Judge misappreciating the evidence and deciding the case on irrelevant considerations-field High Court was justified in reversing the dence Act, 1872: Section 32-Dying declaration-Authenticity of. A B c Indian Penal Code, 1860: Section 302. Murder-In dowry death motive is inheren.t and is not of the individual but of the family-Duty of D Court is to examine who translated it into action.· The appellant was accused of
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