Supreme Court · 1989 INSC 134 · Decided 20 April 1989
Brij Lal v. Prem Chand & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1989 INSC 134 · [1989] 2 S.C.R. 612
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 477/1978
- Decided
- 20 April 1989
- Bench
- S. NATARAJAN, A.M. AHMADI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304B, 306, 498A, 107; Evidence Act; Hindu Marriage Act Section 9
Headnote
'r- Indian Penal Code-Sections 304B, 306 and 498A-Dowry ~ Offences-Punishment for-What would constitute instigation for com- mission of offence-Would depend on facts of case-Act of abetment- To be judged in the conspectus of evidence of the case. - c Prem Chand, accused-respondent, had married their marriage the accused resigned his job as Prosecuting Sub-Inspector and started his practice at Sangrur. Veena Rani got herself transferred to Sangrur and the couple set up D house there. From the very beginning Veena Rani had an unhappy married life because the accused constantly
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