Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 106 · Decided 23 January 2025
M. Venkateswaran v. The State REP. BY the Inspector of Police
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 106 · [2025] 2 S.C.R. 231
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 379/2025
- Decided
- 23 January 2025
- Bench
- K.V. VISWANATHAN, SARASA VENKATANARAYANA BHATTI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 4, 498A, 420, 506(2)
Headnote
Matter pertains to the modification of sentence imposed for offence u/s.498A IPC and s.4 of the DP Act and payment of compensation to the wife-de facto complainant. Penal Code, 1860 - s.498A - Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 - s.4 - for the gold sovereigns and continued harassment meted out to the girl-wife on failure to meet the said demand - Complaint by the wife against her husband and in-laws alleging offences punishable u/ss.498A, 406, 420, 506(2) IPC and s.4 of the DP Act - Conviction of the husband for
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