Supreme Court of India

Jagjit Singh v. State of Punjab

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Reported as [2018] 13 S.C.R. 405
Bench Ranjan Gogoi, Navin Sinha and K. M. Joseph JJ.
Decided 26 September 2018

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Constitution of India – Art.136 – Contours of juris diction under – Appellant’s wife died along with her child by way of drowning in a river within seven years of her marriage – Trial Court convicted the appellant u/s.304- of IPC – Conviction affir med by the High Court, however, it reduced the sentence fr om 8 years rigorous imprisonment to a period of 7 years – Appellant con tended that there was neither cruelty nor any demand for d owry – On appeal, held: In various Supreme Court judgments, it has bee n held that in an appeal u/Art.136, the Court will not reassess the evidence at large,

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