Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 446 · Decided 28 July 2010
Beere Gowda v. State of Karnataka
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 446 · [2010] 9 S.C.R. 211
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1466/2005
- Decided
- 28 July 2010
- Bench
- H.S. BEDI, C.K. PRASAD (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 34, 302; Evidence Act Section 27
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860: A B s.302 - Father and step mother causing death of 2Yz c years old daughter from the first wife, by administering her nitric and sulphuric acids - Acquittal by trial court of both - Acquittal of step mother affirmed by High Court - But father of deceased convicted u/s 302 - possible and the trial court has recorded 0 an acquittal, interference by High Court should be restricted - However, in case High Court finds that the view taken by trial court was not based on the evidence, it would defeat the ends of justice if the order was not set aside - The present case
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