Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 432 · Decided 3 July 2013
Swarn Kaur v. Gurmukh Singh and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 432 · [2013] 10 S.C.R. 664
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1624/2008
- Decided
- 3 July 2013
- Bench
- C.K. PRASAD, F.M. IBRAHIM KALIFULLA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304, 302, 34, 201
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - s. 304 (Part II) - Conviction under ss. C 302134 and 201134 by trial court - Acquittal by High Court - Held: Inflicting of injury by the accused and the ultimate death of the deceased due to the said injury has been proved without any iota of doubt - The conduct of the accused to identify the dead-body of the deceased, o lodging missing report of the deceased and the conduct of negotiating with the wife of the deceased, go against the accused - They are guilty of causing death of the deceased - However, nature of injury and weapons used do not suggest intention of
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