Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 703 · Decided 14 August 2018
State of Karnataka v. Srinivasa
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 703 · [2018] 10 S.C.R. 919
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1496/2013
- Decided
- 14 August 2018
- Bench
- R. BANUMATHI, VINEET SARAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 201
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860: s.302 - Death caused by hanging - Prosecution case was that the accused-husband and deceased-wife used to have altercation on account of illicit relationship of accused- husband with accused no.2 - On the fateful day, deceased was found hanging with telephone High Court acquitted the accused relying on the evidence of the doctor to the effect that it was a case of suicide as the ligature marks were not found on the neck - State's appeal against acquittal - Scope of interference with the order of the High Court - Held:
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