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Attar Singh v. State of Maharashtra

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Reported as [2012] 13 S.C.R. 1213
Bench Swatanter Kumar and Gyan Sudha Misra JJ.
Decided 14 December 2012

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid observation, learned counsel submitted that offence under Section 302 l.P.C. in the instant matter also cannot be held to have been made out as the deceased had sustained a single blow alleged to have been inflicted by the appellant.

Judgment, page 15

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860: s. 304 (Part I) - Prosecution u/s. 302 and 49BA - Of the c accused for killing his wife - Conviction u/s. 302 by trial court relying an evidence of daughter of the accused - However, accused acquitted uls. 498A - Order Confirmed by High Court - On appeal, held: The prosecution has proved that accused was responsible for causing the death of the . deceased - The evidence of the daughter of the accused is reliable even though she turned hostile, as the same is corroborated by other evidence - But since it is not proved that the accused had pre-meditated intention to kill the

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