Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 265 · Decided 4 April 2011
Rukia Begum v. State of Karnataka
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 265 · [2011] 4 S.C.R. 711
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1519/2008
- Decided
- 4 April 2011
- Bench
- H.S. BEDI, C.K. PRASAD (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 201, 34
Headnote
A B Penal Code, 1860: s.302, 201 r.w. s.34 - Murder and causing disappearance of evidence - Strained relations C between the victims and the accused party - Assault on the victims resulting in their death - Trial court acquitted 'R' and 'N' and two other accused holding that circumstances did not However convicted '/' and 'M' holding that the circumstantial evidence i.e. motive, presence D of blood, recoveries and abscondence immediately after the occurrence pointed towards their guilt - High Court set aside the acquittal of appellants 'R' and 'N' and also upheld the conviction of
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