Supreme Court · 1998 INSC 125 · Decided 3 March 1998
Rajayan v. State of Kerala and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1998 INSC 125 · [1998] 2 S.C.R. 61
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1259/1995
- Decided
- 3 March 1998
- Bench
- M.K. MUKHERJEE, S.S.M. QUADRI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304; CrPC Section 313, 161, 378
Headnote
B "" Indian Penal Code, 1860 : Sections 304-B (I) and 498-A-Dowry death-Suicide committed by the deceased wife-Evidence of deceased's parents showing that since the c date of marriage appellant constantly demanding dowry-On the betrothal day land transferred in favour of independent witnesses deposed that the appellant was quarrelling with the deceased for more dowry-c;.'rhe appellant in his statement D under Section 313 Cr PC going to the extent0dj stating that deceased was not his wife-In such circumstances, the, High Court rightly held that the deceased
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