Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 708 · Decided 12 December 2003
Sushil Murmu v. State of Jharkhand
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 708 · [2003] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 702
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 947/2003
- Decided
- 12 December 2003
- Bench
- DORAISWAMY RAJU, ARIJIT PASAYAT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 201; CrPC Section 201, 3021354(3)
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860/Criminal Procedure Code, 1973-Sections 201, 3021354(3)-Sacrifice of a young child-Severing and throwing the head of the child in a pond-Death sentence awarded by trial court-High Court C confirming the death sentence-Correctness of-Held, on facts, this is a fit case to be treated sacrificed before Goddess Kali by the appellant. The appellant severed the head of the child and threw it in D a pond. The trial court found the appellant guilty under sectiOns 302 and 201 IPC and awarded death sentence and 7 years imprisonment respectively. The High Court confirmed the death
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