Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 1251 · Decided 29 October 1996
State of U.P. v. Bal Kishan Das and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 1251 · [1996] SUPP. 8 S.C.R. 49
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 120/1988
- Decided
- 29 October 1996
- Bench
- M.K. MUKHERJEE, S.P. KURDUKAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 201, 302134
Headnote
B Criminal Law: Penal Code, I 860: Sections 20 I, 302 and 34. Murder-Circumstantial evidence-Murder of victim in her c matrimonial home-Trial Court convicted brother-in-law of victim under Ss.302 and 201 IPC and his cousin under S.20! !PC-Father-in-law of victim acquitted-Order of trial court below that identity of victim was established and that victim died in her matrimonial D home-However, Courts below erred in acquittingfather-in-law of victim­ Role played by father-in-law and brother-in-law not distinguishable for they acted in unison-Hence, acquittal of father-in-law set
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