Supreme Court · 2017 INSC 321 · Decided 7 April 2017
State of Maharashtra v. Nisar Ramzan Sayyed
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2017 INSC 321 · [2017] 3 S.C.R. 909
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 865/2013
- Decided
- 7 April 2017
- Bench
- PINAKI CHANDRA GHOSE, R.F. NARIMAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 498; CrPC
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860- ss.302 and 498-A - Dowry death - Death A B by burning - Conviction and death sentence by trial court - Acquittal by High Court - Prosecution case was that the victim- C deceased was harassed by respondent-husband for not bringing money and on the fatefi1l day, respondent poured and also threw her three year old son on her burning body - Both sustained burn injuries - Her son died on the spot due to burn injuries - Deceased succumbed to her injuries few days after the incident - Trial court convicted respondent ulss.302 and D 498-A and passed death sentence - High Court
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