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Sushil Sharma v. The State of N.C.T. of Delhi

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Reported as [2013] 16 S.C.R. 616
Bench P. Sathasivam, Ranjana Prakash Desai and Ranjan Gogoi JJ.
Decided 8 October 2013

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What the Court ordered

In view of the above discussion, we H commute the death sentence awarded to appellant - Sushil SUSHIL SHARMA v, STATE OF N.C.T. OF DELHI 705 [RANJANA PRAKASH DESAI, J.] Sharma to life sentence.

Judgment, page 89

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Penal Code, 1860- s.302 and s.120- rlw s.201 - Naina Sahni murder case - Prosecution case that appellant killed his wife since he was suspecting that she was having some relationship with PW-12 and a/so because appellant did not want to make his marriage with the deceased public while the deceased was insisting on the same - Further case of the prosecution that after killing her, the appellant with the help of A2 burnt her dead body in the tandoor of the Bar-be-Que restaurant owned by the appellant - Conviction of appellant uls.302 and s.120- r/w s.201 and of A2 uls.120- r/w s.201 -

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