Supreme Court of India

Sabitri Samantaray v. State of Odisha

Neutral citation
Bench N.V. Ramana, Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli JJ.
Decided 20 May 2022

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From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860 – ss. 302 and 304(II) – Prosecution case that victim-deceased was strangulated to death by the appellants (husband and wife) along with their daughter in their house and an attempt was made to conceal identity of deceased by pouring acid over the dead body – Trial Court convicted appellants and their daughter for the offence u/s.302 r/w. s.34 IPC and sentenced them to rigorous imprisonment for life – However, the High Court acquitted daughter of all the charges and upheld the conviction of the appellants – The conviction of the appellants was modified u/s.304(II) IPC and…

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Of those, 4 mentioned

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