Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 856 · Decided 17 June 2009
Ongole Ravikanth v. State of A.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 856 · [2009] 10 S.C.R. 155
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 840/2003
- Decided
- 17 June 2009
- Bench
- B. SUDERSHAN REDDY, AFTAB ALAM (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 324
Headnote
PENAL CODE, 1860: A B s.304(part-I) - In the course of quarrel, wife fetched C kerosene and a match box and poured kerosene on herself - Husband lit the match stick resulting in fire - Death of wife by bum injuries - Conviction of husband by trial court u/s 324 - Altered by High Court into deceased was drenched with kerosene yet he indulged in the cruel act of lighting the match stick - It cannot D be said that he was not aware that his act was likely to cause serious bum injuries to deceased - Since State has not filed appeal against acquittal of accused uls 302, the lenient
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