Supreme Court of India
Nagamma @ Nagarathna & Ors. v. The State of Karnataka
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What the Court ordered
We are of the considered opinion that the conviction cannot be sustained; which we set aside and acquit the accused.
Judgment, page 16
From the headnote
Issue for Consideration In the instant case, whether the motive projected and the crime has been proved and whether the circumstances lead to the culpability of the accused. Headnotes† Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 – Evidence Act, 1872 – s.27 – Allegation that a police man-A1 took loan from another police man-victim – The victim-deceased made persistent demands for repayment of the loan – This led to A2, the wife of A1, calling the victim to her home on the pretext of repaying the debt – At night, victim was made immobile by throwing chili powder on his face and hacked to death with two choppers
Authorities it was built on
- 2005 State (n.c.t. of Delhi) v. Navjot Sandhu@afsan Guru
- 1960 State of U.P. v. Deoman Upadhyaya
- 1975 Mohmed Inayatullah v. The State of Maharashtra
- 2010 Babu v. State of Kerala
- 2021 Shivaji Chintappa Patil v. State of Maharashtra
- 2023 Manoj Kumar Soni v. The State of Madhya Pradesh
- 2017 Kishore Bhadke v. State of Maharashtra
- 2023 Santosh @ Bhure v. State (g.n.c.t.) of Delhi
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