Supreme Court of India
Shaikh Sattar v. State of Maharashtra
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Penal Code, 1860: ss.302, 498A - Conviction based on circumstantial evidence - Deceased harassed by her c husband in connection with the demand of money and frequently beaten up by him due to non-fulfillment of demand - Deceased found dead in the interior room of the house with . . marks of injuries in head and a heavy stone with blood stains lying next to her body - Her clothes were also blood stained o - Concurrent finding of courts below holding the husband guilty - Plea of alibi and accidental death disbelieved by courts below - On appeal, held: Medical evidence belied the theory of…
Where later benches applied it
- 2015 Vijaypal v. State (gnct) of Delhi
- 2012 Jitender Kumar v. State of Haryana
- 2015 Vutukuru Lakshmaiah v. State of Andhra Pradesh
- 2026 Rahul v. State of Uttar Pradesh
- 2017 Mukesh & Anr. v. State for Nct of Delhi & Ors.
- 2012 Sahabuddin & Anr. v. State of Assam
Of those, 2 relied on · 1 referred to · 3 mentioned
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