Supreme Court of India

Sanwariya Lal v. State of Rajasthan

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Reported as [2007] 9 S.C.R. 943
Bench S.B. Sinha J.
Decided 14 September 2007

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that such extensive injuries including a C fracture could not have caused by a simple fall as has been suggested and clearly show· the use of excessive force.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860-s. 302-Murder-Deceased being son of the accused, out of his broken marriage-Accused doubting the paternity of the deceased and also having eye on the fixed deposit in the name of deceased- c At the relevant time deceased was with the accused-Multiple injuries on the deceased-Defence that the injuries were due to fall from bi-cycle-Witnesses to the incident turning hostile-Conviction by courts below on the basis of circumstantial evidence-On appeal, held: Conviction justified-The motive, the fact of the deceased being with the accused and, multiple injuries on the deceased

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