Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 12 · Decided 5 January 2011
M. Nageshwar Rao v. State of Andhra Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 12 · [2011] 1 S.C.R. 608
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1449/2007
- Decided
- 5 January 2011
- Bench
- AFTAB ALAM, RAJENDRA MAL LODHA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 161
Headnote
P.enal Code, 1860- s.302 - Death of appellant's wife due ~ to cyanide poisoning - Allegation that appellant had mixed c up cyanide in a cold drink bottle of Limca and given it to his wife to drink - Trial Court held that the prosecution had failed to prove the guilt of the appellant beyond all him of the charge under · s.302 - Appeal by State Government - High Court reversed D the judgment of acquittal and, convicted the appellant under s.302 and sentenced him to rigorous imprisonment for fife - -r-· Justification of - Whether on the basis of the materials on record,
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