Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 178 · Decided 9 February 2025
Hansraj v. State of Chhattisgarh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 178 · [2025] 2 S.C.R. 612
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1387/2012
- Decided
- 9 February 2025
- Bench
- PANKAJ MITHAL, AHSANUDDIN AMANULLAH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302
Headnote
The appellant was convicted for offence u/s.302 IPC. Whether the appellant can be held guilty of the commission of offence beyond reasonable doubt. Penal Code, 1860 - s.302 - Appellant was residing with the victim-deceased and was assisting him left in morning however, returned early claiming his cycle got punctured - He asked PW-5 (wife of victim) for money to get puncture repaired - To give appellant money PW-5 went to market to sell paddy, leaving appellant and her victim-husband behind - When she returned,
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