Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 757 · Decided 31 October 2014
Hari Om v. State of Haryana & Another
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 757 · [2014] 11 S.C.R. 436
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1167/2011
- Decided
- 31 October 2014
- Bench
- F.M. IBRAHIM KALIFULLA, ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304
Headnote
Penal Code1860: ss.304-B and 498-A - Dowry death - Demand of dowry and harassment of bride - Suicide committed by bride after about one month of marriage - Conviction of appellant­ husband and life sentence affirmed by High Court - Courts 0 below were justified in holding the the offences punishable uls 304-B read with s.498- B, which caused death of the bride - However, as the case does not fall in the category of a "rare 'case" so as to award to appellant life imprisonment, the sentence is reduced to 10 E years RI - Sentence/Sentencing.
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