Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 405 · Decided 25 March 2009
Rajesh Pandey v. State of U.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 405 · [2009] 4 S.C.R. 1147
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 553/2009
- Decided
- 25 March 2009
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, A.K. GANGULY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 3048, 498A
Headnote
1147 RAJESH PANDEY v. STATE OF U.P. Criminal Appeal No. 553 of 2009 MARCH 25, 2009 (DR. ARIJIT PASAYAT AND ASOK KUMAR GANGULY, JJ) A B Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 3048 and 498A. - Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 - ss.3 and 4 - Wife died of bums five years after marriage - Husband and in-laws allegedly facts, iustified - Accusations were established by cogent evidence - However, sentence reduced to eight years -Crime against D Women. Appellant's wife died of burns about five years after marriage. According to the prosecution, the appellant and his family members tortured and harassed the
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