Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 746 · Decided 6 May 2009
D. Jayana v. State of Karnataka
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 746 · [2009] 8 S.C.R. 979
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 79/2003
- Decided
- 6 May 2009
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, A.K. GANGULY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304, 3048, 498A, 3, 4, 6, 4908A; Evidence Act Section 1138
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 304-8 and 498-A - Conviction by trial court - Sentence of life imprisonment imposed - High Court, maintaining conviction, reduced the sentence to seven years A B c -- HELD: Though the evidence is sufficient to bring in <lpp/ication of s.498-A, there is definite inadequacy Conviction u/s 304-8 set aside - Conviction uls 498-A maintained, but sentence reduced to the period already undergone which was about 3112 years. The appellant was convicted by the trial court of the offences punishable ulss 304-8 and 498-A IPC. He was E !;entenced to imprisonment for life uls
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