Supreme Court · 2016 INSC 346 · Decided 27 April 2016
Harijan Bhala Teja v. State of Gujarat
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2016 INSC 346 · [2016] 2 S.C.R. 203
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2031/2008
- Decided
- 27 April 2016
- Bench
- A.K. SIKRI, PRAFULLA C. PANT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 201; CrPC Section 313; Evidence Act Section 106
Headnote
203 HARIJAN BHALA TEJA v. STATE OF GUJARAT (Criminal Appeal Nos. 2031-2032 of2008) ·APRIL 27, 2016 [A.K. SIKRI AND PRAFULLA C. PANT, JJ.) A B Penal Code, 1860: ss. 302, 201 - Prosecution case was that appellant-husband strangulated his wife-deceased to death and buried her without and suspected foul play on part of appellant - Body was exhumed - Trial court acquitted the appellant holding that the prosecution has failed to prove charge - High Court convicted the appellant u/ ss.302 and 201 - On appeal, held: Medical evidence corroborated D homicidal death of the deceased -
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