Supreme Court of India

State of U.P. v. Ramesh Prasad Misra and Anr.

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Reported as [1996] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 631
Bench K. Ramaswamy and S.B. Majmudar JJ.
Decided 13 August 1996

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that it is not a case warranting restoration of death sentence and confirmation thereof as imposed by the learned Session Judge.

Judgment, page 8

From the headnote

lltdiall Penal Code, 1860: Sectiolls 201, 302 altd 498- . Murder-Dowry death-Accused causillg death of wife by strallgulation altd then bumillg the body--Motive-Demaltd for dowry-Accused pleadillg alibi alld statillg that a strallger committed the crime-Elltire prosecutiolt case rested on circuntstantial evidenc~Accused not exhibiting nonnal hunian conduct-Evidence of father and sister of deceased regarding dowry demaltd-Trial of accused altd his mother-T1ial Cowt coltvictillg accused under sectioll 302 alld imposing death sentence-Accused also convicted altd sentenced t1nder sectiolls 201

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 relied on · 2 referred to

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