Supreme Court of India

Aejaz Ahmad Sheikh v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Anr.

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Reported as [2025] 4 S.C.R. 1507
Bench Abhay S Oka, Pankaj Mithal and Ahsanuddin Amanullah JJ.
Decided 22 April 2025

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that it will be unjust now at this stage to pass an order of remand for recording further statements under Section 313 of the CrPC. The remand at this stage will cause prejudice to the accused.

Judgment, page 13

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the High Court by which the accused was acquitted of the offence punishable u/s.302 IPC. Headnotes† Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – s.313 – Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 – Murder – Examination of accused – Murder of women and her three daughters by setting them on fire – FIR by complainant-brother of deceased lady against accused- husband and co-accused, that they poured kerosene on the wife and three daughters and set them on fire – Co-accused later succumbed to burn injuries – On basis of the testimony of

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