Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 668 · Decided 23 September 2014
Prem Kumar Gulati v. State of Haryana and Another
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 668 · [2014] 13 S.C.R. 717
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1422/2009
- Decided
- 23 September 2014
- Bench
- M.Y. EQBAL, PINAKI CHANDRA GHOSE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 498A; Evidence Act Section 32
Headnote
A B Penal Code, 1860 - s.302/498A rlw s.34 - Death of married woman due to burn injuries caused by pouring of kerosene oil and being lit on fire - Dying declaration - C Conviction of husband, brother-in-law and wife of brother-in­ /aw- Challenge to - Held: Conviction of husband upheld as that deceased was subjected to death at the instance and instigation of the husband - However, no corroborative evidence to come to D the conclusion that brother-in-law and his wife participated along with the husband for commission of the offence - They were living separately- Wife of
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