Supreme Court of India
Podyami Sukada v. State of M.P. (now Chhatisgarh)
INSC stands for INDIAN SUPREME COURT. A neutral citation scheme assigned by the Court itself, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter. INSC is the neutral citation scheme assigned by the Supreme Court, so a judgment can be cited without depending on a commercial law reporter.
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - s. 302 - Homicidal death of mother by son - Extra-judicial confession made by son in presence of witnesses and recovery of weapon at his instance - Conviction and sentence uls. 302 by courts below - On appeal, held: Witnesses to the extra judicial confession declared hostile by prosecution, thus does not inspire confidence - It cannot be held with certainty that any extra judicial confession in fact was made by son-accused - Conviction cannot be sustained merely on the ground of recovery of weapon of crime at the instance of accused - Thus, accused granted the benefit of…
Sign in free to read it
- The full judgment, page by page, as published in the Supreme Court Reports
- The ratio: what the Court held, verbatim, with the page it sits on
- Every bench that relied on it, and every bench that argued against it
- Search every reported judgment, by party, citation or question
- Download the PDF, copy pinpoint citations ready for a filing
An email address, no password.