Supreme Court of India
State of U.P. v. Ramesh Prasad Misra and Anr.
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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
- 2012 Ramesh Harijan v. State of U.P.
- 2010 C. Muniappan & Ors. v. State of Tamil Nadu
- 2013 Rohtash Kumar v. State of Haryana
- 2012 Lahu Kamlakar Patil and Anr. v. State of Maharashtra
Of those, 2 relied on · 2 referred to
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