Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 777 · Decided 14 November 2014
Naresh Kumar v. State of Haryana & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 777 · [2014] 11 S.C.R. 391
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1266/2013
- Decided
- 14 November 2014
- Bench
- T.S. THAKUR, ADARSH KUMAR GOEL, R. BANUMATHI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304
Headnote
A B Penal Code, 1860: s.304-8 - Dowry death - Death by burn injuries - Held: There was consistent evidence to prove C harassment for dowry by husband soon before death of the victim-deceased - Acquittal of in-laws would not exonerate the husband as he is not only primarily responsible for safely expected to be conversant with her state of mind more than any other relative - Failure to give an D explanation or giving of false explanation can be taken as additional circumstance against him - Suicide note to the effect that no one should be held responsible is not enough to exonerate the
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