Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 339 · Decided 10 May 2013
Gurnaib Singh v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 339 · [2013] 3 S.C.R. 563
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 744/2013
- Decided
- 10 May 2013
- Bench
- K.S. RADHAKRISHNAN, DIPAK MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC; CrPC Section 313, 309; Constitution Article 136
Headnote
CONSTITUTION OF IND/A, 1950: A B Art. 136 - Scope of -- Held: When a conclusion is arrived c at by courts below which is manifestly erroneous and unsupported by evidence on record, Supreme Court, in exercise of power under Art. 136, can re-evaluate evidence and interfere. PENAL CODE, 1860: D of suicide - Death of a young bride in her matrimonial home - Conviction and sentence of 7 yrs. RI u/s 304-B by courts below - Held: Trial court as well as High Court has accepted E the evidence of prosecution witnesses that there was demand of dowry - But, an examination of their evidence
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