Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 393 · Decided 13 September 2012
Gajoo v. State of Uttarakhand
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 393 · [2012] 7 S.C.R. 1033
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1856/2009
- Decided
- 13 September 2012
- Bench
- SWATANTER KUMAR, F.M. IBRAHIM KALIFULLA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302
Headnote
A B Penal Code, 1860 - s.302 - Murder -Appellant and one other accused - Conviction of appellant - Challenge to - Held: C Not tenable - The injuries on the victim evidently were inflicted by appellant holding a 'Daranti' in one hand and holding the neck of the victim-widow with the other hand - It neck and body to the earth by both the accused who were of much greater strength than the victim, D that resulted in her death - Recovery of the 'Daranti' and a 'blood stained pyjama' was duly established - The recoveries having been proved and the case of the prosecution being duly supported by
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