Supreme Court · 1993 INSC 209 · Decided 14 May 1993
Prabhuda Yal and Others v. State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1993 INSC 209 · [1993] 3 S.C.R. 878
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 738/1992
- Decided
- 14 May 1993
- Bench
- KULDIP SINGH, YOGESHWAR DAYAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302
Headnote
MAY 14,1993 Indian Penal Code 1860-Ss. 302, ./98A, 201 read wirh 3./ and S. 306 read wirh 3./-Burning of young married woman-Wherher dea1'1 by burning or "s1ra11g11/ation-Wliether suicide or lw111icide-Held,fac1s indicate homicide, and death by strangulation preceding burning. Circwnstamiai and husband-Mother-in-law and Sisrer-in-/aw may not have participated, hence, acquiued. Sangita was married to accused 2on 28th April, 1984. In the intervening night of 14/15 September 1984, the accused found Sangita burning. Sangita 's body suffered 100% burns and the smell of kerosene
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