Supreme Court · 2022 INSC 1079 · Decided 13 October 2022
MD. Anowar Hussain v. State of Assam
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2022 INSC 1079 · [2022] 18 S.C.R. 721
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 414/2019
- Decided
- 13 October 2022
- Bench
- DINESH MAHESHWARI, ANIRUDDHA BOSE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; Evidence Act Section 106; Constitution Article 136
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - s.302 - Circumstantial Evidence - Evidence Act, 1872 - s.106 - Appellant was held guilty of the offence u/s.302 for murder of his wife and was awarded the punishment of imprisonment for life - On appeal, held: Victim was none other than the to when did he part with the company of his wife was within the knowledge of the appellant alone however, he explained nothing in that regard - When the appellant's wife was found killed with the dead body carrying several injuries and the cause of death having been asphyxia due to
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