Supreme Court of India

Balu S/o Onkar Pund & Others v. The State of Maharashtra

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Reported as [2015] 1 S.C.R. 970
Bench Dipak Misra and Abhay Manohar Sapre JJ.
Decided 2 February 2015

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Penal Code, 1860: s. 302 rlw s. 149; 304 Part-I - Allegation that accused persons committed murder of PW- 3's wife - Prosecution case was that PW-3 had purchased land for cattle shed from -1 - Later their relations became bitter and -1 started pressurizing PW-3 to vacate the land - On fateful day, accused armed with weapons barged in the cattle shed and started removing the iron sheets fixed on roof - Scuffle took place between PW-3 and accused persons - - 1 set fire on the cattle shed - Wife of PW-3 present in cattle shed caught fire - When PW-3 tried to save his wife, -2 inflicted axe blow

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