Supreme Court of India
Neelam Kumari v. The State of Himachal Pradesh
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that the prosecution has failed to establish the guilt of the appellant beyond reasonable doubt.
Judgment, page 11
From the headnote
Issue for Consideration Whether the conviction and sentence of the appellant u/s.302, IPC for the murder of her infant son ought to be set aside. Headnotes† Evidence – Extra-judicial confessions – Conviction based upon – When not justified – Appellant was convicted u/s.302, IPC for the murder of her infant son based on alleged extra-judicial confessions made to her husband (PW-1), Ward Member (PW-3), Pradhan (PW-4) and PW-5, and sentenced to life imprisonment – Conviction and sentence affirmed by High Court – Interference with: Held: Extra-judicial confessions are weak evidence and should be
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- 1984 Sharad Birdhi Chand Sarda v. State of Maharashtra
- 2012 Sahadevan & Anr. v. State of Tamil Nadu
- 2011 Pancho v. State of Haryana
- 2011 Sk. Yusuf v. State of West Bengal
- 1952 Hanumant v. The State of Madhya Pradesh
- 2020 Anwar Ali and Another v. The State of Himachal Pradesh
- 2012 Jagroop Singh v. State of Punjab
- 2022 Chandrapal v. State of Chhattisgarh (earlier M.p.)
- 2024 Gaurav Maini v. The State of Haryana
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