Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 494 · Decided 25 July 2013
Kantilal Martaji Pandor v. State of Gujarat & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 494 · [2013] 8 S.C.R. 137
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1567/2007
- Decided
- 25 July 2013
- Bench
- A.K. PATNAIK, S. J. MUKHOPADHAYA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 498A, 306
Headnote
A B Penal Code, 1860 - s.498A - Suicide by second wife of appellant - One day earlier, the deceased-wife had written C letter to the police station against the appellant - Conviction of appellant u/s.498A - Justification - Held: Not justified - Explanation uls. 498A defines "cruelty" for any of the acts mentioned in clause (a) or clause (b) of the Explanation - Alleged acts or conduct of the appellant D did not amount to cruelty within meaning of clauses (a) or (b} of the Explanation - As the cause of the death of deceased was not in question, the statements made by her in her
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