Supreme Court · 2021 INSC 443 · Decided 3 September 2021
Gumansinh @ Lalo @ Raju Bhikhabhai Chauhan & ANR. v. The State of Gujarat
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2021 INSC 443 · [2021] 6 S.C.R. 24
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 940/2021
- Decided
- 3 September 2021
- Bench
- S. ABDUL NAZEER, KRISHNA MURARI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 498A, 306; Evidence Act Section 113A, 4
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - ss.498A and 306 - Married woman committed suicide in her matrimonial home within 8 months of marriage, purportedly, by consuming pesticide - Conviction of appellants (husband and mother-in-law) by Courts - Challenge to - Held: Prosecution proved that deceased was harassed with a view to coerce her to meet unlawful demand of Rs.25,000/- and such harassment was on account of her failure to bring said amount from her father (PW-1) who was financially incapable to meet such demand -
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