Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 420 · Decided 22 July 2010
Mannu Sao v. State of Bihar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 420 · [2010] 8 S.C.R. 811
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1165/2009
- Decided
- 22 July 2010
- Bench
- B.S. CHAUHAN, SWATANTER KUMAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 201; CrPC Section 313
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 302 and 201 - Murder- Causing disappearance of evidence of offence - Accused's case that A B he found his wife lying in burnt condition and thereafter, she C expired - Conviction and sentence ulss. 302 and 201 by courts below - Interference with - Held: Not called for- In prosecution case, the statement made by accused u/s. 313 Cr.P. C. can be important - Accused admitted in clear terms D that deceased was his wife and she died of burn injuries - However, stated that she committed suicide by burning herself - Accused a/so stated that victim was still alive and
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