Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 82 · Decided 28 January 2009
Kishangiri Mangalgiri Goswami v. State of Gujarat
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 82 · [2009] 1 S.C.R. 672
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 169/2009
- Decided
- 28 January 2009
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, A.K. GANGULY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 306, 498A, 109, 3
Headnote
672 A KISHANGIRI MANGALGIRI GOSWAMI • v. ST ATE OF GUJARAT (Criminal Appeal No. 169 of 200!:J) B JANUARY 28, 2009 [DR. ARIJIT PASAYAT AND ASOK KUMAR GANG UL Y, JJ.) Penal Code, 1860 - ss.306, 498A, 109 - Dowry c Prohibition Act, 1961 - s.3 - Abetment of suicide, dowry demand - Torture for was abetted by acts and D conduct of accused - Held: In view of background facts, conviction under s.306 cannot be sustained- However, letters demonstrate commission of offence under ss.498A and s.3 of DP Act - Conviction thereunder sustained - However, sentence in respect of s. 3 of DP Act
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