Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 449 · Decided 3 September 2003
SOU. Vijaya @ Baby v. State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 449 · [2003] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 340
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 901/1996
- Decided
- 3 September 2003
- Bench
- DORAISWAMY RAJU, ARIJIT PASAYAT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 20, 302, 3048, 498A, 201; CrPC Section 464
Headnote
Criminal Law : Penal Code, 1860-Section 20 /-Ingredients of-Conviction under- C Maintainability of-Appellant's brother burning his wife to death while appellant was sleeping in another room-Held, intention to screen the offender must be the primary and sole object of accused-There is no material to appellant-Conviction set aside-Sections 302; 3048 and 498A. D Brother of appellant was married to the deceased. Within a short period of marriage, deceased was burnt to death. Appellant alongwith her brother was charged for offences punishable under Sections 302, 3048, 498A and 201 of the
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