Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 610 · Decided 25 August 2011
Gurdeep Singh v. State of Punjab and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 610 · [2011] 10 S.C.R. 655
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1085/2003
- Decided
- 25 August 2011
- Bench
- H.S. BEDI, GYAN SUDHA MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 3048, 498A, 304B; CrPC Section 161; Evidence Act Section 1138
Headnote
A B Penal Code, 1860: ss. 3048, 498A - Allegation of dowry death against appellant-husband, his brothers, parents and sisters - Allegation that all the accused administered poison C to the victim-deceased which resulted in her death - Trial court held the appellant and his parents guilty, however, - High Court upheld the conviction of appellant and ordered acquittal of his parents - On appeal, held: The evidence with respect to the appellant D was almost identical with that of the six accused who were acquitted of the same charge - Allegation of poisoning was not substantiated as no
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