Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 146 · Decided 9 March 2004
Kunhiabdulla and ANR. v. State of Kerala
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 146 · [2004] 2 S.C.R. 853
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 419/1997
- Decided
- 9 March 2004
- Bench
- Y.K. SABHARWAL, ARIJIT PASAYAT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304B, 34, 113B; Evidence Act Section 11, 304B, 113B
Headnote
B Penal Code, 1860-Section 304B-Evidence Act, 1872-Section 11 JB­ Dowry death-Deceased committing suicide by jumping into a i1'C!l due to dowry harassment-Plea of the accused that the deceased slipped and C accidentally fell into the well-Trial Court acquitted the accused-High Court reversed and physical harassment soon before her death-Hence conviction upheld. Deceased was subjected to mental and physical harassment by D appellant husband for not bringing sufficient dowry. The deceased committed suicide by jumping into a well. The trial court found that the prosecution has, failed
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