Supreme Court · 2016 INSC 941 · Decided 3 October 2016
Jose @ Pappachan v. The Sub-Lnspector of Police, Koyilandy & Another
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2016 INSC 941 · [2016] 8 S.C.R. 115
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 919/2013
- Decided
- 3 October 2016
- Bench
- PINAKI CHANDRA GHOSE, AMITAVA ROY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 498A; CrPC Section 313; Evidence Act Section 106
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860: s.302 - Death of appellant's wife by hanging - Prosecution case that appellant alo11g with his brother murdered his wife - Conviction of appellant only u/s.302 - Acquilla/ of appellant and brother-accused u/s.498-A - Conviction challenged by appella11t - Held: The evidence in conjunction with the testimony of the doctor did not link the appellant directly or indirectly with the actual act leading to the unnatural death of the deceased - The circumstantial evidence adduced by the prosecution fell short of the require111e11t i11 law to return a .finding of
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