Supreme Court · 2017 INSC 390 · Decided 24 April 2017
Heera Lal and ANR. v. State of Rajasthan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2017 INSC 390 · [2017] 3 S.C.R. 259
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 790/2017
- Decided
- 24 April 2017
- Bench
- R.F. NARIMAN, MOHAN M. SHANTANAGOUDAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 306, 498A; Evidence Act Section 306, 498A, 113A
Headnote
259 HEERA LAL AND ANR. v. STATE OF RAJASTHAN (Criminal Appeal No. 790of2017) APRIL 24, 2017 [R. F. NARIMAN AND MOHAN M. SHANTANAGOUDAR, JJ.I Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 306, 498A - Evidence Act, J 872 - A B s. J 13A - Presumption as to abetment of suicide by a married woman - On facts, wife committed but convicted the in-laws u/s. 306 and sentenced accordingly - Said order upheld by the High Court - On appeal, held: Victim was not subjected to cruelty by in-laws - Jn-laws were 0 absolved of the charge of cruelty, the most basic ingredient for the offence uls. 498A, the third ingredient for
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