Supreme Court of India

Ganeshlal v. State of Maharashtra

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Reported as [1992] 2 S.C.R. 502

Bench N.M. Kasliwal and K. Ramaswamy JJ.

Decided 10 April 1992

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Judgment, page 11

From the headnote

Indian Penal Code, 1860: Sections 34, 201, 203 and 302-lJeath of wife due to sev,ere bums-Hus- ---c band pleading innocence-Claiming it to be suicide--Circumstantial evidence -"'1 complete and consistent that husband and his family members committed the offence-Conduct of accused-Unnatural, indifferent and hard-hearted-All accused acquitted by trial court-High Court reversing and convicting the • husband alone-Conviction and sentenc~Validity ·of. Criminal Procedure Code, 1973: Section 313-Death caused while in custody of accused-Plausible 6explanation for cause of death-Need to be given in

Where later benches applied it

2013 Madhu @ Madhuranatha & Anr. v. State of Karnataka relied on
2013 Ravirala Laxmaiah v. State of A.P. relied on
2016 Harbeer Singh v. Sheeshpal & Ors. referred to
2014 State of Rajasthan v. Thakur Singh referred to
2013 Rohtash Kumar v. State of Haryana referred to
2026 Gour Acharjee v. The State of Tripura Home Department through Secretary mentioned
2019 G H Ranjit Kumar Haldar v. State of Sikkim mentioned
2018 Asar Mohammad and Ors. v. The State of U.P. mentioned
2016 Gajanan Dashrath Kharate v. State of Maharashtra mentioned

Of those, 2 relied on · 3 referred to · 4 mentioned

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