Supreme Court · 1997 INSC 791 · Decided 5 December 1997
State of Tamil Nadu ETC. v. Suresh (A-2) and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1997 INSC 791 · [1997] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 203
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 153/1991
- Decided
- 5 December 1997
- Bench
- M.K. MUKHERJEE, K.T. THOMAS (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC; Evidence Act Section 113
Headnote
NADU ETC. A v. SURESH (A-2) AND ANR. DECEMBER 5, 1997 [M.K. MUKHERJEE AND K.T. THOMAS, JJ.J B Penal Code, 186(}-Sections 302 and 376 r/w Section 34-Young wife . fell from 4th floor and died instantaneously-Alleged criminal conspiracy be­ tween husband, his brother and two of their employees her from 4th floo1~Third accused became approver and gave eye-witness account-Sessions court acquitted husband but charged other two accused with murder and rape and sentenced them to death-High cowt set aside conviction holding that approver's version is improbable and, being an D
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