Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 621 · Decided 16 September 2010
Sunder Singh v. State of Uttaranchal
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 621 · [2010] 11 S.C.R. 927
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1164/2005
- Decided
- 16 September 2010
- Bench
- V.S. SIRPURKAR, A.K. PATNAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 307, 436; CrPC Section 313
Headnote
A B Penal Code, 1860: s. 302 - Gruesome murders - Accused allegedly put house on fire, when victim family was having dinner inside, and locked the house from outside - C When one victim tried to escape, accused gave sword attack on his neck - All the victims except one succumbed to burn injuries ~ suffered 70% bum injuries - Accused remaining absconded - Found after 12 years- Trial court convicted accused u/s.302 and awarded o death sentence - High Court affirmed the same - On appeal, held: No reason to interfere with the order of conviction and sentence - The dying declaration was found to
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