Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 515 · Decided 23 April 2008
Noorjahan v. State REP. BY D.S.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 515 · [2008] 6 S.C.R. 903
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 706/2008
- Decided
- 23 April 2008
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, P. SATHASIVAM (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 498A, 302, 3048; Evidence Act Section 1138
Headnote
Penal Code 1860: s.498A - Dowry death - Dowry demand by husband and c his relatives subjecting wife to cruelty - Death of wife due to strangulation - Incident witnessed by prosecution witness - Conviction of all the accused u/ss 498A and 302 respectively - Husband's aunt also convicted uls 498A - aunt - Held: There was no evidence to show that aunt made any demand or was present when dowry D demand was made - Hence, her conviction order set aside. s. 498A - Object of - Held: Is to combat the menace of dowry death and cruelty. .. According to the prosecution case, A1 was married E to the
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