Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 21 · Decided 8 January 2013
Rishipal v. State of Uttarakhand
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 21 · [2013] 3 S.C.R. 917
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 928/2009
- Decided
- 8 January 2013
- Bench
- T.S. THAKUR, GYAN SUDHA MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 171, 201, 365, 420, 364
Headnote
A 8 Penal Code, 1860 - ss.302, 171, 201, 365 and 420 - Prosecution - Case based on circumstantial evidence - Corpus delicti not recovered - Conviction by trial court ulss. C 302, 171, 201, 364 and 420 /PC - High Court acquitted the accused u/s.302 while upholding the conviction ulss. 171, 201 and to that ul s.365 - Appeal to Supreme Court by accused challenging conviction order - Notice to State as well as to the accused D to show cause as to why the order acquitting him uls.302 not be set aside - Plea of accused to withdraw his appeal rejected - Held: Conviction u/ss. 171, 201, 420 and
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