Dismissed
Subhash@Chabu Mahsuji Nikalje, C.NO.7315 v. the State of Maharashtra
Bombay HCAPEAL/395/2013
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Convictions for murdering a wife and subjecting her to cruelty were upheld on circumstantial evidence, including the daughter's account immediately after the assault. The court rejected reduction to culpable homicide, dismissed the appeal and granted statutory set-off.
What did the court decide?
Benefit of set-off under Section 428 of the Code of Criminal Procedure granted to the appellant.