Supreme Court of India

Padmini Mahendrabhai Gadda v. State of Gujarat

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Bench N.V. Ramana and Prafulla C. Pant JJ.
Decided 17 July 2017

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What the Court ordered

In view of the foregoing discussion, I hold both issues in favor B of accused No.2/appellant and against respondent State.

Judgment, page 20

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860 - s. 201 - Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender - Ingredients of s. 201 - Prosecution case that main accused owing to his illicit relationship with the appellant, committed murder of appellants husband with the help of the absconding accused, and · that the appellant remained silent and absconded with the main accused - Conviction of the main accused u/s. 302 and 20 I, however, appellant convicted only u/s. 201 and sentenced to two years RI - High Court suo motu enhanced the sentence of the appellant to seven years - On…

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