Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 229 · Decided 29 March 2011
Mehboob Batcha and ORS. v. State REP. BY SUPDT. of Police
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 229 · [2011] 3 S.C.R. 1091
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1511/2003
- Decided
- 29 March 2011
- Bench
- MARKANDEY KATJU, GYAN SUDHA MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302
Headnote
Custodial violence - Accused-po/ice personnel Wrongfully confined PW-1's husband in police custody and A B beat him to death and also gaf)g-raped PW1 in a barbaric C 'manner within the premises of the Police station - Conviction by Courts below - One accused sentenced to 3 years other accused were sentenced to 1 O years rigoroµs imprisonment - On appeal, · held: The accused deserve no mercy and should have been -D awarded death sentence - However, non.e of the accused were charged under s.302 /PC fJnd instead the lower Court,s treated the death of PW-1's
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