Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 306 · Decided 3 May 2013
Bhaikon @ Bakul Borah v. State of Assam
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 306 · [2013] 5 S.C.R. 497
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 194/2008
- Decided
- 3 May 2013
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, J.S. KHEHAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 376; Constitution Article 72, 161
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - ss.302 and 376- Rape and murder A B - ·Trial court convicted the accused and imposed death sentence and life imprisonment for offences punishable u/ C ss.302 and 376 respectively - High Court confirmed the conviction, but reduced the death sentence to life imprisonment imprisonmerJt - Held: Version of the eye-witness is reliable and the same is corroborated by evidence of another D witness and also by medical evidence - Hence, conviction and sentence awarded by High Court upheld. Sentence/sentencing - Remission of sentence of life imprisonment - Held: Life
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