Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 846 · Decided 28 May 2009
Dammu Sreenu v. State of A.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 846 · [2009] 9 S.C.R. 858
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 681/2003
- Decided
- 28 May 2009
- Bench
- MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA, B.S. CHAUHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 306; CrPC Section 174, 313
Headnote
PENAL CODE, 1860: c Section 306 - Abetment to commit suicide - Wife of deceased had illicit relationship with accused No. 1 - Deceased felt humiliated and insulted - Charge sheet against the wife and her paramour - Convicted and sentenced to five D years rigorous imprisonment - On appeal, sentence imprisonment - In revision wife's sentence reduced to one year which she had already undergone - On appeal by the other accused, Held: There is definitely a proximity and nexus between the conduct and E behaviour of accused with the suicide committed by the deceased - Also there is clear and
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