Supreme Court · 2022 INSC 1075 · Decided 13 October 2022
Ramanand @ Nandlal Bharti v. State of Uttar Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2022 INSC 1075 · [2022] 5 S.C.R. 162
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 64/2022
- Decided
- 13 October 2022
- Bench
- UDAY UMESH LALIT, S. RAVINDRA BHAT, J.B. PARDIWALA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; CrPC Section 164, 313, 304; Evidence Act Section 8, 27; Constitution Article 39A
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860: s.302 - Prosecution case was that on fateful day, appellant-accused murdered his wife and four children with a sharp cutting weapon while they were sleeping - Motive behind the murder was attributed to extra marital affair lady which was highly opposed by the deceased- wife - Discovery statement made by appellant and consequently recovery made - Appellant said to have made extra judicial confession to prosecution witness - Trial court convicted the appellant and passed death sentence -
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