Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 120 · Decided 14 February 2011
Bansi Lal v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 120 · [2011] 1 S.C.R. 724
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1322/2004
- Decided
- 14 February 2011
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, B.S. CHAUHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 3048, 498A; Evidence Act Section 1138, 113A
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860: C s.498A - Suicide by married woman - A/legation of maltreatment and cruelty against husband on account of demand of dowry - Victim-deceased had left matrimonial home just after one year of marriage and stayed with her parents for 14 months continuously - She r.ejoined D in the panchayat by accused and his family members that she would not be humiliated and subjected to cruelty - Three years after marriage, she committed suicide - Conviction of husband u/ s.498A - Challenged - Held: While considering the case u/ E s.498-A, cruelty has to be proved during the
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