Supreme Court of India
Chunni Bai v. State of Chhattisgarh
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Issue for Consideration Whether the accused at the time of commission of crime was incapable of making conscious and informed decision or was suffering from certain mental incapacity or unsoundness of mind; Whether a benefit of doubt may be extended to the accused as regards proof of intention and mens rea. Headnotes† Penal Code, 1860 – ss.84, 299, 300, 302, 304 Part II – Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 – ss.161, 313 – Evidence Act, 1872 – ss.105, 165 – Appellant killed her minor daughters – Appellant denied her guilt in a statement recorded u/s.313 of CrPC and claimed that she had no
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- 1976 State of Andhra Pradesh v. Rayavarapu Punnayya & Another
- 2010 Sidhartha Vashisht @ Manu Sharma v. State (nct of Delhi)
- 2011 Satyavir Singh Rathi v. State Thr. C.b.i
- 1964 Dahyabhai Chhaganbhai Thakker v. State of Gujarat
- 2003 James Martin v. State of Kerala
- 2012 Rampal Singh v. State of Up
- 1974 Raghunandan v. State of U.P.
- 1967 Munshi Ram and Others v. Delhi Administration
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