Supreme Court of India

State of Himachal Pradesh v. Jai Chand

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Reported as [2013] 10 S.C.R. 646
Bench A.K. Patnaik and Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya JJ.
Decided 3 July 2013

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Penal Code, 1860 - s. 302 - Murder of wife - Conviction by trial court - Acquittal by High Court - Held: Order of High Court was unsustainable as the same was passed in disregard of the medical evidence and the material witnesses - In view of the medical evidence, evidence of the independent witness and the conduct of the accused, he is liable to be convicted - Order of conviction restored. Respondent-accused No.1 was prosecuted for the offences punishable ulss. 302 rlw. s. 34 and 498- IPC, alongwith accused Nos.2 and 3. The prosecution case was that the respondent brought his wife (deceased)

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