Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 368 · Decided 9 May 2011
Bhagwan Dass v. State(Nct) of Delhi
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 368 · [2011] 6 S.C.R. 330
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1117/2011
- Decided
- 9 May 2011
- Bench
- MARKANDEY KATJU, GYAN SUDHA MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304, 302; CrPC Section 162(1)
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860: s.304 - Honour killing of daughter­ Girl having incestuous relatio~ship with her father's cousin - C Appellant-father annoyed with:such conduct of his daughter - Daughter found dead in appellant's house where she had come to stay- Death caused by strangulation - Courts below evidence - On appeal, held: All circumstances pointed guilt D towards the appellant - Prosecution was able to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt by establishing all links in the chain of circumstances - Appellant had motive and opportunity to kill his daughter since he was unhappy
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