Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 372 · Decided 20 June 2013
Hamza v. Muhammadkutty @ Mani & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 372 · [2013] 10 S.C.R. 867
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 268/2007
- Decided
- 20 June 2013
- Bench
- A.K. PATNAIK, GYAN SUDHA MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302134, 34, 302; Evidence Act Section 157; Constitution Article 136
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - s.302134 - Death of woman in her matrimonial house by stab injury on neck - Initial prosecution of the family members of the in-laws of the deceased u/ss. 498A and 306 /PC - Acquittal in the case - Not challenged further - Complaint by brother of the deceased alleging murder of in-laws - Prosecution uls. 302 and 201 rlw. s.34 /PC - Son of the deceased, who was 7 years of age at the time of incident, deposed as eye-witness - Trial court relying on the testimony of child witness, convicted 2 of the accused uls.302134 while acquitted other 4 accused - High Court reversed
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