Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 227 · Decided 24 April 2002
Vashram Narshibhai Rajpara v. State of Gujarat
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 227 · [2002] 3 S.C.R. 422
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1178/2001
- Decided
- 24 April 2002
- Bench
- DORAISWAMY RAJU, BRIJESH KUMAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 : Section 302 Murder-Accused setting on fire his wife and four daughters while they C were asleep-Incriminating circumstances establishing guilt of accused beyond doubt-conviction by Trial Court-Death penalty-Conviction and sentence upheld by High Court-Appeal before Supreme accused­ No interference was called for with the finding of guilt of accused-Death D penalty modified to life imprisonment. The appellant, a fruit vendor, was tried under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The prosecution case was that he committed murder of his wife and four
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