Supreme Court of India

Major Singh and Anr. v. State of Punjab

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Bench S.B. Sinha and Markandey Ka Tju JJ.
Decided 19 October 2006

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Penal Code, 1860-Section 302 read with Section 34-Murder­ Prosecution case supported by version of eye-witness and medical evidence- Motive for the offence was suspicion of accused agaimt deceased that he had caused death of their sister (wife of deceased)-Conviction and death sentence by trial court-Confirmed by High Court-On appeal, held: In the facts of the case, accused rightly convicted-However, death sentence reduced to life imprisonment.…

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