Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 104 · Decided 19 January 1996
Mulak Raj and Ors . v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 104 · [1996] 1 S.C.R. 791
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 5/1996
- Decided
- 19 January 1996
- Bench
- G.N. RAY, S.B. MAJMUDAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 34
Headnote
B -. + Indian Penal Code, 1860: Sections 302 read with 34 and 201. Dow1y death-Husband and other relatives-Circumstantial evidence- Conviction based on-Validity of c Deceased a highly qualified and manied lady-Dead body found in kitchen-No suicide note found-Prosecution version-Deceased done to a case of homicidal death and not suicide. D Circumstances in support of guilt of accuserJ-Motive-Dowiy-Held established on facts-Extra-judicial confession of accused--Unreliable and uncon-oborated version-Held not a circumstance establishing guilt of ac- cuserJ-Subsequent conduct of accused-Not
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