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2009 14 119 16601 Judgement 03-Sep-2019
2009 14 119 16601 Judgement 03-Sep-2019
REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
VERSUS
J U D G M E N T
INDIRA BANERJEE, J.
between the husband and the wife. The appellant had even
left his wife at the home of her parents at Rajkot where she
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lived for some time. However, she was later brought back and
and reported the death of his wife. He stated that she had
murder.
injuries around the mouth and neck and there also internal
there can be no doubt that the death was not due to suicide
authorities.
Khambe that you accused no.1 were residing with your wife in
replied that was correct. The appellant was again asked that
appellant had been staying with his wife in the room of his
question was that it was the evidence of PW7 Vijay Kadam and
to PW8 S.I. Yadhav that his wife had died due to consumption
detail upheld the conviction under Section 302 IPC. The High
498A and 304B IPC has been set aside as the High Court had
Sections 302 and 304B IPC. We need not go into this aspect
10. Much emphasis has been put on the fact that there were
12. It was nobody’s case that the appellant was not present
the other hand, the appellant, as per his own statement under
unbroken.
13. We are of the view that the trial court and the High
dismissed.
……………………………………………J.
(INDIRA BANERJEE)
……………………………………………J.
(SANJIV KHANNA)
NEW DELHI;
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
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S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
VERSUS
Sanjiv Khanna.
judgment.