Supreme Court of India
Satye Singh & Another v. State of Uttarakhand
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Penal Code, 1860 – ss.302, 34 and 201 – Homicidal death – Circumstantial evidence – Dead body of married woman fo und in burnt condition in the Chhan (hut) of her husband – Father of the deceased gave written complaint implicating the husband , mother- in-law and sister-in-law of the deceased – Accused-ap pellants i.e. husband and mother-in-law of the deceased were convicte d by the Sessions Court u/s 302 r/w ss.34 and 201 IPC – High Court uphe ld the conviction – Propriety – Held: Conviction can be based solely on circumstantial evidence but it should be tested on the touchs tone of law
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