Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 801 · Decided 22 November 2010
Thathamsetty Suresh v. State of A.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 801 · [2010] 13 S.C.R. 890
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 5440/2010
- Decided
- 22 November 2010
- Bench
- MARKANDEY KATJU, GYAN SUDHA MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Hearing Adjourned
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC
Headnote
PENAL CODE, 1860: c s. 302 - Accused convicted of murdering his wife and sentenced to life imprisonment - SLP filed by accused before Supreme Court - HELD: The facts of the case prima facie reveal that the deceased was killed in a barbaric and brutal manner - Accused said to have been alone with - In such cases, ordinarily, there is only circumstantial evidence but that does not mean that a person cannot be convicted on the basis of circumstantial evidence - Notice to issue to accused-petitioner why his sentence be not enhanced to death sentence - Sentence/ sentencing - Enhancement of
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