Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 346 · Decided 18 May 2006
Panakanti Sampath Rao v. State of A.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 346 · [2006] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 765
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 946/2004
- Decided
- 18 May 2006
- Bench
- AR. LAKSHMANAN, LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 498; CrPC Section 313
Headnote
B Penal Code, 1860: ss.302 and 498-A-Husband along with his parents prosecuted for causing death of his wife within seven years of marriage-Evidence indicating cruelty and harassment of wife for dowry by husband-Medical evidence disclosing death by asphyxia due to throttling-Circumstances pointing 498-A 1PC ands. 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act­ High Court acquitting parents and converting conviction of husband from 304-B to 302-Held, accused is guilty of offence u/s 302-Conviction of accused by trial court for other offences also confirmed-Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961-s.4. CRIMINAL
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