Supreme Court of India
Bibi Parwana Khatoon @ Parwana Khatoon and Another v. State of Bihar
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What the Court ordered
In view of the above discussion of oral and documentary evidence, we find that both the courts below have erred in law in holding that the charge under Section 304B read with Section 34 IPC stood proved as against the present appellants.
Judgment, page 5
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - s.304B rlw s.34 - Death by burning - Accused were husband, father-in-law, mother-in-law, sister-in-law and her husband - During trial, mother-in-law died - Trial court found all the remaining four accused guilty uls.304B rlw s.34 - High Court allowed the appeal of father-in-law of the deceased but maintained the conviction and sentence against other three - Appeal by sister-in 'aw and her husband - Held: It was sufflcient(v shown on the record that the appellants used to live in a different village - Courts below did not discuss as to why the testimony of the witnesses as
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