Supreme Court of India

Satni Bai v. State of M. P. (now Chhattisgarh)

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Reported as [2010] 2 S.C.R. 186
Bench P. Sathasivam and H.L. Dattu JJ.
Decided 29 January 2010

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Penal Code, 1860: s. 302 - Conviction under, on the basis of circumstantial evidence - Accused prosecuted for killing 11er own son - Evidence of close relatives that accused was found near dead body of her son with blood stained axe in her hand - Her sari was also blood stained - On seeing them, she tried to flee away from scene of crime - Circumstances pointing her involvement in the crime - Defence not able to dispel the chain of events which emerged from the testimony of these witnesses -Case of false implication also not made out - No reason to interfere with the order of conviction -

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