Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 271 · Decided 9 March 2007
Bandu v. State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 271 · [2007] 3 S.C.R. 848
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 502/2006
- Decided
- 9 March 2007
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, MARKANDEY KATJU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860: j_ c s. 302-Evidence of wife that husband killed their daughter by pressing her neck-Supported by medical evidence-No reason to disbelieve evidence of such eye witness-Conviction under s. 302 upheld. The prosecution case was that the appellant-accused was married to 'S'. birth to girl child named 'N' at her parents house. After compromise, parties started living together again. After few days, appellant started saying that 'N' was not his daughter and also prevented 'S' from feeding her. ...; On fateful night, when 'S' and daughter 'N' were sleeping, the
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