STATE OF PUNJAB Vs. PARVEEN KUMAR
LAWS(SC)-2004-11-63
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA (FROM: PUNJAB & HARYANA)
Decided on November 18,2004

STATE OF PUNJAB Appellant
VERSUS
PARVEEN KUMAR Respondents


Referred Judgements :-

KHUSHAL RAO VS. STATE OF BOMBAY [REFERRED TO]
THURUKANNI POMPIAH VS. STATE OF MYSORE [REFERRED TO]



Cited Judgements :-

MOHAMMAD FARUQUE VS. STATE OF ODISHA [LAWS(ORI)-2021-8-10] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF KARNATAKA VS. SHOUKAT ALI AND ORS. [LAWS(KAR)-2015-4-149] [REFERRED TO]
DHONDIRAM SUBHASH CHAUDHARI VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2014-3-216] [REFERRED TO]
MACCHIDRA NAMDEO SHELAR VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2014-4-38] [REFERRED TO]
RAMDAS S/O BABAN MARNE VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2020-10-48] [REFERRED TO]
POPAT GANPAT DHUMAL VS. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2019-2-275] [REFERRED TO]
GOKULAPATI APPALARAJU VS. STATE OF A.P. [LAWS(TLNG)-2018-10-15] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF RAJASTHAN VS. DEVI SINGH AND OTHERS [LAWS(RAJ)-2005-5-126] [REFERRED TO]
BHAUSAHEB WAMAN SHINDE VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2020-1-218] [REFERRED TO]
KAMALBAI GORAKH KOLI VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2010-10-89] [REFERRED TO]
SARUBAI LAXMAN BHOKARE VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2008-2-123] [REFERRED TO]
MOHAMED HANIF ANSARI VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2008-2-39] [REFERRED TO]
RIYAAS BEGUM VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2005-10-72] [REFERRED TO]
KAUSHALYABAI VS. STATEOF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2005-10-142] [REFERRED TO]
BINDESWAR @ SUSHANTA BARMAN & ORS. VS. THE STATE OF WEST BENGAL [LAWS(CAL)-2016-8-32] [REFERRED TO]
RAVI PRATAP SINGH VS. STATE OF U.P. [LAWS(ALL)-2020-7-18] [REFERRED TO]
UTTAM VAIJU MAJUKAR VS. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2016-9-55] [REFERRED TO]
AMJAD SHAIKH KAMRODDIN MANSURI VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2018-6-123] [REFERRED TO]
IRAPPA @ CHERMAL SUBHASH DHANGAR VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2019-7-38] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF M P VS. RAJBAHADUR [LAWS(MPH)-2008-8-9] [REFERRED TO]
BHUPENDRA SINGH ALIAS GUDDA SINGH VS. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH [LAWS(MPH)-2010-9-54] [REFERRED TO]
SUKHVIR KUMAR VS. STATE OF PUNJAB [LAWS(P&H)-2015-11-45] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF GUJARAT VS. MANOHAR @ MANU CHANCHALDAS SINDHI [LAWS(GJH)-2017-12-13] [REFERRED TO]
SURYAKANT DADASAHEB BITALE VS. DILIP BAJRANG KALE [LAWS(SC)-2014-7-20] [REFERRED TO]
SANJAY S/O DNYANOBA NARWADE VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2018-1-357] [REFERRED TO]
RAPATHATI VENKATESWARLU AND OTHERS VS. STATE OF AP. [LAWS(APH)-2018-3-49] [REFERRED TO]
MANOJ KUMAR SON OF ROOP SINGH & OTHERS VS. STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH [LAWS(HPH)-2016-9-60] [REFERRED]
SUNIL BIHARI VS. STATE ( NCT OF DELHI) [LAWS(DLH)-2016-5-160] [REFERRED TO]
NARESH GUPTA VS. STATE (NCT OF DELHI) [LAWS(DLH)-2014-3-515] [REFERRED]
ASHOK VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2008-12-78] [REFERRED TO]
ABHISHEK SHARMA VS. STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) [LAWS(SC)-2023-10-47] [REFERRED TO]
SMT. SHAYARA WIFE OF SHRI ABDUL REHMAN B/C MUSALMAN, R/O NAYA TALAB, INSIDE NAGORI GATE, JODHPUR VS. STATE OF RAJASTHAN [LAWS(RAJ)-2017-1-72] [REFERRED TO]
SHASHI BALA VS. THE STATE OF NCT [LAWS(DLH)-2006-6-61] [REFERRED TO]
DHANRAJ JAIRAM PATIL VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2011-2-13] [REFERRED TO]
JUGESH KUMAR VS. STATE [LAWS(DLH)-2007-5-38] [REFERRED TO]
SATISH S/O.PRABHURAO DEONE VS. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2017-8-60] [REFERRED TO]
PARIMALA ALIAS PARIMALA GANDHI VS. STATE OF TAMIL NADU [LAWS(MAD)-2008-1-78] [REFERRED TO]
ABDUL RAHEEM VS. STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH [LAWS(APH)-2008-3-15] [REFERRED TO]
SANTOSH MITHU MORALE VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2007-12-17] [REFERRED TO]
RAMKARAN VS. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH [LAWS(MPH)-2024-8-10] [REFERRED TO]
RAMDAS BHIWAJI VAITKAR VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2022-4-186] [REFERRED TO]
SACHIN VS. THE STATE OF NCT OF DELHI [LAWS(DLH)-2017-5-118] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF RAJASTHAN VS. NEEL KANTH AND OTHERS [LAWS(RAJ)-2005-5-125] [REFERRED TO]
RAHUL VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2020-10-69] [REFERRED TO]
LAXMIBAI W/O DHANRAJ MOON VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2012-3-220] [REFERRED TO]
VIDYA DEVI VS. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH [LAWS(ALL)-2019-3-84] [REFERRED TO]
KHALEEL RAHMAN VS. STATE OF A P [LAWS(APH)-2007-6-26] [REFERRED TO]
MOHAMMAD EJAZ VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2024-9-35] [REFERRED TO]
SITARAM NATHA MORE VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2010-6-63] [REFERRED TO]
SITARAM VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2010-6-11] [REFERRED TO]
NAZMA BIBI @ NAZMA BEWA VS. STATE OF WEST BENGAL [LAWS(CAL)-2009-4-62] [REFERRED TO]
SUNITA SURESH GAIKWAD VS. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2018-12-258] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF MAHARASHTRA VS. KAILASH SAHADU SOMVANSHI [LAWS(BOM)-2020-1-294] [REFERRED TO]
STATE OF U.P. VS. IRFAN [LAWS(ALL)-2013-9-2] [REFERRED TO]
SURYAKANT DADASAHEB BITALE VS. DILIP BAJRANG KALE [LAWS(SC)-2014-7-116] [REFERRED TO]
SRIKANT VS. STATE OF M.P. [LAWS(SC)-2014-10-92] [REFERRED TO]
RAJU DEVADE VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(SC)-2016-6-15] [REFERRED TO]
PAPPU SINGH, S/O NATTHU SINGH VS. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH [LAWS(MPH)-2017-11-222] [REFERRED TO]
PAPOO SINGH VS. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH [LAWS(MPH)-2006-1-99] [REFERRED TO]
PAPOO SINGH VS. STATE OF M P [LAWS(MPH)-2007-1-35] [REFERRED TO]
KASIM ALIAS BHURA VS. STATE OF U.P. [LAWS(ALL)-2014-2-14] [REFERRED TO]
DEEPAK YADAV VS. STATE (GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI) [LAWS(DLH)-2018-2-110] [REFERRED TO]
SURESH BABU GIRI VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2021-7-45] [REFERRED TO]
RAJESH VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA [LAWS(BOM)-2013-7-247] [REFERRED TO (PARA 12) 3.]
STATE OF RAJASTHAN VS. ISLAM [LAWS(SC)-2011-5-81] [REFERRED TO]


JUDGEMENT

- (1.)This appeal by special leave is preferred by the State of Punjab against the judgment and order of the High Court of punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh in Criminal Appeal No. 481-DB/95 dated llth December, 1998 whereby the High Court allowed the appeal of the respondent herein and set aside his conviction under Section 302 and alternatively under Section 304-B IPC and the sentence of life imprisonment passed against him.
(2.)We have heard counsel for the parties at length and perused the evidence on record.
(3.)Apart from the appellant, Praveen kumar, who was the husband of Geeta Rani, deceased, his father and mother as well as his younger sister were put up for trial before the sessions Judge, Bhatinda. They were charged of offences under Sections 302, 304b and 498a IPC. The learned sessions judge dis-be-lieving the case of the prosecution as against the remaining accused acquitted them of the charges levelled against them, but convicted only the respondent herein under Section 302 ipc as well as under Section 304b IPC and sentenced the respondent to undergo imprisonment for life under Section 302 IPC without passing a sentence under Section 304-B IPC


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