Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 428 · Decided 27 August 2003
Kaliyaperumal and ANR. v. State of Tamil Nadu
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 428 · [2003] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 1
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1358/2002
- Decided
- 27 August 2003
- Bench
- DORAISWAMY RAJU, ARIJIT PASAYAT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 1l, 3048, 498A, 1138; Evidence Act Section 1138, 3048
Headnote
B Penal Code. 1860: Sections 304B and 498A-Dowry Death-Conviction of accused by courts below-On appeal, held: On the facts of the case one accused c rightly convicted-Regarding another accused material to attract culpability under Section 304B inadequate, but conviction under Section 498A upheld 498A on failure of charge under Section 304B-Propriety of-Held: D Accused charged and acquitted under Section 304B can be convicted under Section 498A, if such a case is made out-The Sections are not mutually inclusive. ) Evidence Act. I 872-Section 113B-Presumption of Dowry Death- When can
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