Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 944 · Decided 22 August 2019
SMT. Chintambaramma & ANR. v. State of Karnataka
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 944 · [2019] 12 S.C.R. 946
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1258/2019
- Decided
- 22 August 2019
- Bench
- L. NAGESWARA RAO, HEMANT GUPTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 34; CrPC
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - s.302 r/w s.34 - Case based on circumstantial evidence - Marriage of 'S' was solemnised with one 'LM' in 2006 - FIR was lodged in 2009 by CW-1 that 'S' has been killed by the appellants (mother-in-law and sister-in-law - Trial Court convicted the appellants and 'LM' for having conspired the murder of 'S' with accused nos.4 and 5, however accused nos.6 to 8 were acquitted - High Court acquitted 'LM' but maintained sentence of the appellants - On appeal,
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