Supreme Court · 2015 INSC 986 · Decided 8 April 2015
Major Singh & ANR. v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2015 INSC 986 · [2015] 5 S.C.R. 777
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1145/2012
- Decided
- 8 April 2015
- Bench
- T.S. THAKUR, R. BANUMATHI, AMITAVA ROY (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 3048
Headnote
A B c Penal Code, 1860 - s. 3048 - Dowry death - Prosecution ulss. 3048 and 498A - Of husband, mother-in­ /aw, father-in-law and sister-in-law of the deceased - Trial court acquitted sister-in-Jaw of all the charges and convicted the other accused only u/s. 3048 - High Court confirmed o of the husband abated due to his death - On appeal, held: Prosecution failed to prove demand of dowry or cruelty and that the deceased was subjected to dowry harassment 'soon before her death' - Offence u/s. 3048 not made out against E the appellants-accused, hence acquitted. Allowing the
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