Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 368 · Decided 29 May 2013
Rohtash Kumar v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 368 · [2013] 3 S.C.R. 884
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 896/2011
- Decided
- 29 May 2013
- Bench
- B.S. CHAUHAN, DIPAK MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; CrPC Section 313
Headnote
3 S.C.R. 884 ROHTASH KUMAR V. STATE OF HARYANA (Criminal Appeal No. 896 of 2011) MAY 29, 2013 [DR. B.S. CHAUHAN AND DIPAK MISRA, JJ.) Penal Code, 1860: c s.302 - Murder of wife by husband - Circumstantial evidence - Conviction and sentence of life imprisonment awarded by courts below - Upheld - discrepancies in depositions, evidence of hostile witness, police official as a witness, motive and explanation of accused u/s 313 CrPC, discussed - Criminal law- Motive - Evidence - Circumstantial evidence - Last seen theory - Evidence of E hostile witness - Evidence of police witness -
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