Supreme Court · 2017 INSC 479 · Decided 9 June 2017
Satish Nirankari v. State of Rajasthan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2017 INSC 479 · [2017] 4 S.C.R. 298
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 74/2007
- Decided
- 9 June 2017
- Bench
- A.K. SIKRI, ASHOK BHUSHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 309
Headnote
4 S.C.R. 298 SATISH NIRANKARI v. STATE OF RAJASTHAN (Criminal Appeal No. l 074 of 2007) JUNE 09, 2017 [A. K. SIKRI AND ASHOK BHUSHAN, JJ.) Penal Code, 1860- ss. 302, 309- Murder -Attempt to commit suicide - On facts, death of a girl - Girl and appellant in love with C each other, however because death -Appellant survived the attempt since he consumed lesser quantity - Conviction and sentence of appellant uls. 302 and 309 by the courts below - On appeal, held: Prosecution failed to prove D that the cause of death was homicidal - Doctor as also post-mortem report does not say that it was
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