Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 337 · Decided 16 August 2012
Pathan Hussain Basha v. State of A.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 337 · [2012] 7 S.C.R. 290
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1712/2009
- Decided
- 16 August 2012
- Bench
- SWATANTER KUMAR, F.M. IBRAHIM KALIFULLA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304, 3048, 498A
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - ss.304-8 and 498-A - Suicide by C married woman - Short span of time between marriage and death of the deceased - Prosecution case that deceased was being harassed and ill-treated by her husband, father-in-law and mother-in-law for non-payment of balance dowry amount - Trial three accused and sentenced o them to life imprisonment - High Court acquitted the accused­ father-in-law but confirmed conviction and sentence of the accused-husband and mother-in-law (i.e. the appellants) - On appeal, held: The ingredients of s.3048 rlw s.498A /PC were completely satisfied
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