Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 1135 · Decided 13 October 2008
Siddhapal Kamala Yadav v. State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 1135 · [2008] 14 S.C.R. 320
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1602/2008
- Decided
- 13 October 2008
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 84; Evidence Act Section 105
Headnote
~~ 1 Penal Code, 1860: ~ c ss. 84 and 302 - Murder - Plea of insanity by the ac- cused - Psychiatrists attending upon the accused were of the opinion that accused was not mentally ill at the relevant time - Conviction by courts below- On appeal, held: In the facts of the case, accused of s. 84 - Conviction D justified - Evidence Act, 1872 - s. 105. s. 84 - Applicability of - Discussed. ' ;,..... ~ Evidence Act, 1872 - s. 105 - Burden of proof- To prove ) insanity by the accused - Held: Burden of proof rests on an E accused to prove his insanity. , r Words and Phrases -
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