Supreme Court of India

Ashabai & Anr. v. State of Maharashtra

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Reported as [2013] 1 S.C.R. 115

Bench P. Sathasivam and Ranjan Gogoi JJ.

Decided 4 January 2013

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PENAL CODE 1860: ss. 302134 and 498- /34 - Death of a married woman c caused by bum injuries - Dying declaration and oral evidence establishing ill-treatment to deceased and role of accused persons in causing her death - Medical evidence and oral eviderice supporting prosecution version - Conviction of mother-in-law (who died during pendency of appeal before 0 Supreme Court) and two sisters-in-laws (appellants) of deceased and sentence of life imprisonment - Affirmed by High Court - Held: There is no infirmity in the order of conviction and sentence recorded by trial court and affirmed by

Where later benches applied it

2023 Abhishek Sharma v. State (govt. of Nct of Delhi) relied on
2021 Nagabhushan v. The State of Karnataka relied on
2017 Mukesh & Anr. v. State for Nct of Delhi & Ors. relied on
2026 Sanjay Kumar Sharma v. State of Bihar referred to
2024 Rajendra S/o Ramdas Kolhe v. State of Maharashtra referred to
2020 Kashmira Devi v. State of Uttarakhand & Ors. referred to

Of those, 3 relied on · 3 referred to

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