Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 691 · Decided 11 October 2006
Trimukh Maroti Kirkan v. State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 691 · [2006] SUPP. 7 S.C.R. 156
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1341/2005
- Decided
- 11 October 2006
- Bench
- G.P. MATHUR, R.V. RAVEENDRAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 498, 34; CrPC Section 313; Evidence Act Section 106
Headnote
MAROTI KIRKAN v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA OCTOBER 11, 2006 B [G.P.MATHUR AND R.V. RA VEENDRAN. JJ.] Penal Code, 1860: Sections 302, 498-A rlw. Section 34-Dowry death-Crime committed C in secrecy inside the house-Burden of proof-Held, Initial burden is on the prosecution-On facts, deceased was often such injuries-Recovery of broken bangles based on D disclosure statement by accused-As there was no eye witness of the occurrence, case of prosecution rested on circumstantial evidence-Circumstances unerringly point to the guilt of the accused-Accused rightly convicted u!s. 302-Evidence Act,
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