Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 403 · Decided 16 May 2011
Birender Poddar v. State of Bihar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 403 · [2011] 6 S.C.R. 873
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 373/2006
- Decided
- 16 May 2011
- Bench
- A.K. GANGULY, DEEPAK VERMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302134, 498, 302, 34
Headnote
873 BIRENDER PODDAR v. STATE OF BIHAR (Criminal Appeal No. 373 of 2006) A MAY 16, 2011 B [ASOK KUMAR GANGULY AND DEEPAK VERMA, JJ.) Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302134 and 498-A - Murder - Circumstantial C evidence - Death of a married woman in her matrimonial home - Evidence of beating and torture of was nothing D on record to establish the defence case that deceased was suffering from jaundice and she died a natural death - There is no reason to interfere with the concurrent finding of guilt recorded by two courts below - Conviction of husband upheld - Circumstantial evidence. E
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