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Bhagwan Dass Vs. State (NCT) of Delhi
Honour Killing - Conviction of the appellant for commission of murder of his daughter - Appeal against - Motive of the appellant in murdering his daughter was that she was living in adultery with the son of the maternal aunt of the appellant, thus, to avenge the family honour he murdered his own daughter - Overwhelming circumstantial evidence to show that the accused committed the crime as he felt that he was dishonoured by his daughter - Prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt - Link evidence found complete - Supreme Court - Honour killings, for whatever reason, come within the category of rarest of rare cases deserving death punishment - Appeal dismissed.
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Markandey Katju , Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Gyan Sudha Misra ,
Gaurav Agrawal, Advocate
J.S. Attri (Sr. Adv.,) and Saurabh Ajay Gupta (for Mrs. Anil Katiyar), Advocates, with him
Topic(s)-Honour Killing
Important Decision(s)-Honour killings, for whatever reason, come within the category of rarest of rare cases deserving death punishment.
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