Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 554 · Decided 17 April 2009
Kanti Lal v. State of Rajasthan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 554 · [2009] 6 S.C.R. 525
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1133/2001
- Decided
- 17 April 2009
- Bench
- LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA, B. SUDERSHAN REDDY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304; CrPC; Evidence Act Section 113, 32
Headnote
PENAL CODE, 1860: ss.304-A and 498-A - Death of a married woman by bum injuries within 7 years of her marriage - Conviction of husband of victim and his relatives by trial court - High Court convicting the husband and one of his brothers and acquitting all other accused on appeal Held : Trial prosecution had proved beyond reasonable doubt that the victim had been harassed and tortur_ed by her husband and his brother with demand of dowry - There is no infirmity in findings recorded by High Court warranting interference - Evidence Act, 1872 - s. 113-B. EVIDENCE ACT, 1872: s.32 - Dying
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