Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 15 · Decided 7 January 2019
Mahadevappa v. State of Karnataka REP. BY Public Prosecutor
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 15 · [2019] 1 S.C.R. 39
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1261/2008
- Decided
- 7 January 2019
- Bench
- ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE, INDU MALHOTRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 498A
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - s.498A r/w s.302 - Dowry death - Death by burn injuries - Prosecution case was that the appellant-husband poured kerosene on his wife and set her on fire which resulted in her death - Trial court held that prosecution was not able to prove the and also that the deceased suffered homicidal death and ordered his acquittal - High Court reversed the order of acquittal and convicted the appellant under ss.498A and 302 - Appeal against conviction - Held: The evidence of the four prosecution witnesses clearly proved
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