Supreme Court · 1987 INSC 132 · Decided 28 April 1987
Kailash Kaur v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1987 INSC 132 · [1987] 2 S.C.R. 1221
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 221/1978
- Decided
- 28 April 1987
- Bench
- A.P. SEN, V. BALAKRISHNA ERADI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302
Headnote
B Indian Penal Code, 1860: s. 302-Bride Burning-Gruesome t murder of young wife-Barbaric act of pouring kerosene oil. and setting her on fire-Duty of the Court to award maximum penalty.. - Criminal Trial. ' ,., c Dowry death-Necessity to award maximum punishment. • The prosecution alleged poured kerosene oil on her and set her on fire. On hearing deceased's D screams the neighbours rushed to the house and extinguished the flames. Thereafter, she was taken to the hospital where on the basis of questions put by the doctor (P.W. 2), Head Constable (P.W. 7) recorded her statement.
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