Supreme Court of India

Patel Babubhai Manohardas & Ors. v. State of Gujarat

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Reported as [2025] 3 S.C.R. 432
Bench Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan JJ.
Decided 4 March 2025

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Issue for Consideration The four appellants were convicted by the Trial Court u/ss.306 and 114 of Penal Code, 1860 and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for 5 years. The High Court affirmed the conviction and sentence. Whether the High Court was justified in affirming the conviction and sentence. Headnotes† Penal Code, 1860 – ss.306 and 114 – Victim-deceased died by consuming poison – It was alleged that one cleaning worker in his office had trapped him in a love scandal – note was found from the pocket of deceased stating that the said cleaning worker and her family members were

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