Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 154 · Decided 12 March 2013
Bharat Bhushan & ANR. v. State of Madhya Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 154 · [2013] 4 S.C.R. 230
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 982/2007
- Decided
- 12 March 2013
- Bench
- A.K. PATNAIK, S. J. MUKHOPADHAYA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 3048, 498A
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 3048 and 498A - Prosecution C under - Of husband and his relatives - Conviction by courts below - Plea of accused-appellant Nos. 2 and 4 that they were living separately and hence act of cruelty cannot be attributed to them - Appeal confined to appellant Nos. 2 and 4 - the said appellants not covered either uls. 3048 D or uls. 498A - Act of cruelty or harassment against the deceased not established, hence the said appellants cannot be held guilty u/ss. 3048 and 498A. Prosecution ulss. 3048 and 498A IPC was initiated E against accused alleging demand of dowry
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