Supreme Court of India
State of Punjab v. Gurpreet Singh & Ors.
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Issue for Consideration High Court, if justified in acquitting the main accused and the co- accused of the charges u/s. 302/34 IPC. Headnotes Penal Code, 1860 – s. 302 – Murder – Acquittal by High Court, if sustainable – Prosecution case that main accused armed with pistol shot his ex mother-in-law resulting in her death – Other co-accused accompanied the main accused – Motive behind the murder was that the main accused believed that his ex-mother-in-law was responsible for the divorce from his ex-wife, sabotaging his plan to settle abroad – Conviction and sentence of the main accused u/s.
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- 1972 Thulia Kali v. The State of Tamil Nadu
- 2017 State of Karnataka v. Selvi J. Jayalalitha & Ors.
- 2022 Rajesh Prasad v. The State of Bihar and Anr. Etc.
- 1995 The State of Punjab v. Surja Ram
- 2023 Nand Lal and Others v. The State of Chhattisgarh
- 1996 Girish Yadav and Ors. Etc. v. State of Madhya Pradesh
- 2012 Thoti Manohar v. State of Andhra Pradesh
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