Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 720 · Decided 24 October 2013
L. Krishna Reddy v. State BY Station House Officer & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 720 · [2013] 10 S.C.R. 521
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1833/2013
- Decided
- 24 October 2013
- Bench
- T.S. THAKUR, VIKRAMAJIT SEN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 498A, 34; CrPC Section 227
Headnote
A B Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 302, 498A r/w s. 34 -· Charges under - Abated qua husband-accused due to his death - Parents-in-law (accused) discharged - Held: In the facts of the C case, prima facie case not made out against the accused­ parents in law - Hence, rightly discharged - Code of Charges u/ss. 302, 498-A r/w s.34 IPC were framed D against the three accused including respondent Nos.2 and 3. The charges abated against the husband-accused as he committed suicide. The proceedings continued against the respondent Nos. 2 and 3 (the parents-in-law of the deceased). The
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