Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 188 · Decided 22 March 2013
Rakesh and Another v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 188 · [2013] 5 S.C.R. 295
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1779/2009
- Decided
- 22 March 2013
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, M.Y. EQBAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 498A, 302, 34
Headnote
A 8 Penal Code, 1860 - ss.498A and 302 r/w s.34 - Dowry death - Prosecution of husband and mother-in-Jaw - Conviction by courts below relying on dying declaration of the C deceased - Held: Prosecution case established beyond reasonable doubt - The dying declaration is acceptable in view of the were prosecuted u/ss. 498- · 0 A and 302 rlw s. 34 IPC. The prosecution case was that A-1 and A-2, husband and mother-in-law of the deceased respectively, used to harass the deceased for dowry and killed her setting her on fire. Trial court convicted the accused primarily
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