Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 791 · Decided 27 July 2007
SMT. Shakuntala v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 791 · [2007] 8 S.C.R. 608
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 376/2002
- Decided
- 27 July 2007
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, P.P. NAOLEKAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302; Evidence Act Section 32(1), 60, 32
Headnote
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