Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 1375 · Decided 2 December 2008
Rajendran & ANR. v. State ASSTT. COMMNR. of Police Law & Order
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 1375 · [2008] 16 S.C.R. 1005
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 53/2002
- Decided
- 2 December 2008
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 498A, 3048, 1138; Evidence Act Section 113A, 1138
Headnote
.A B Penal Code, 1860: s.498A and s.3048 - Evidence Act, 1872 - s. 113A - Suicide by married woman - Husband and C in-laws of deceased charge-sheeted for offence under s.3048 and s.498A - Acquittal under s.3048 but conviction under s. 498A - Challenged on the ground that for offence under s.3048, courts below ought to have acquitted accused in respect of offence under s.498A - Held: D A person charged and acquitted under s. 3048 can be convicted under s.498A, if such a case is made out - s. 3048 and s.498A cannot be held to be mutually inclusive -
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