Supreme Court of India · 2012-09-14
SUNIL CLIFFORD DANIEL vs STATE OF PUNJAB
- Citation / case number
- SC 2010/22003
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- SUNIL CLIFFORD DANIEL
- Respondent
- STATE OF PUNJAB
- Author
- B.S. CHAUHAN
- Bench
- FAKKIR MOHAMED IBRAHIM KALIFULLA B.S. CHAUHAN
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Dr. Sunil Clifford Daniel under Sections 302 and 201 IPC for the murder of his wife, Dr. Loyalla Shagoufta, and for concealing her body. The Court affirmed the High Court's decision, emphasizing that the prosecution had established the motive and the circumstances surrounding the crime, including the recovery of blood-stained clothes. The sentences of life imprisonment and additional punishment under Section 201 IPC were confirmed, with the sentences to run concurrently.