Supreme Court · 2023 INSC 989 · Decided 12 October 2023
Kamalakar v. State of Karnataka
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2023 INSC 989 · [2023] 14 S.C.R. 787
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1485/2011
- Decided
- 12 October 2023
- Bench
- VIKRAM NATH, RAJESH BINDAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 498A, 306, 107
Headnote
HEADNOTES Issue for consideration: Whether the prosecution has proved the charges against the appellant-accused u/ss. 498A and 306 IPC beyond reasonable doubt. Penal Code, 1860 - s. 498A and s.306 - The prosecution alleges that after two years of marriage, all the three accused, i.e., started ill-treating and assaulting victim-deceased - Appellant brought victim back to her parents' house - The appellant refused to take her back to his house and told the informant that he will be remarried - After two months, victim poured kerosene oil on her body
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