Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 660 · Decided 30 September 2013
Gudda @ Dwarikendra v. State of Madhya Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 660 · [2013] 11 S.C.R. 293
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1566/2013
- Decided
- 30 September 2013
- Bench
- H.L. DATTU, S. J. MUKHOPADHAYA, M.Y. EQBAL (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; CrPC Section 313
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - s. 302 - Murder - Three victims - A B 'S', and his wife and minor son - Accused-appellant allegedly C assaulted the deceased persons with a knife after having invited them at his house for lunch - Motive-of appellant in brutally assaulting 'S' with a knife abhorrence for his wife's relationship with 'S' - Conviction of appellant u/s.302 /PC - Justification - He.Id: Justified - D Evidence of the two eye-witnesses, PW-5 and PW-7, found credible and trustworthy - Defense version that the incident occurred when 'S' attempted to rape the wife of
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