Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 796 · Decided 23 July 2019
G H Girish Singh v. The State of Uttarakhand
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 796 · [2019] 9 S.C.R. 668
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1475/2009
- Decided
- 23 July 2019
- Bench
- SANJAY KISHAN KAUL, K.M. JOSEPH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304B; Evidence Act Section 113B
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860: s.304B r/w s.34 - Dowry death - Appellants-accused were father and son - Victim deceased was wife of accused no.1 - Case against the appellants was that the deceased was treated with cruelty on account of dowry demand - The victim- deceased committed - Trial court held that prosecution failed to prove case against both the appellants-accused and ordered acquittal - Before High Court, appellants produced letters to show that there was no cruelty, however, High Court held that actual letters written by the deceased showing cruelty
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