Supreme Court of India

Gour Acharjee v. The State of Tripura Home Department through Secretary

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Reported as [2026] 6 S.C.R. 604
Bench Prashant Kumar Mishra and K. V. Viswanathan JJ.
Decided 25 May 2026

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Issue for Consideration Whether, in a case of death occurring within the absolute privacy of a matrimonial home, the prosecution has established beyond reasonable doubt that the victim’s death was a homicidal hanging staged by the appellant-husband after an assault—thereby shifting the burden of explaining the special facts to the husband—or whether it was a case of voluntary suicidal hanging as claimed by the appellant. Headnotes† Penal Code, 1860 – s.302 – Victim-deceased, wife of appellant, was subjected to dowry demand by her in-laws – She was tormented and tortured – Victim died within

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