Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 536 · Decided 7 August 2014
Ramaiah @ Rama v. State of Karnataka
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 536 · [2014] 7 S.C.R. 995
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1617/2011
- Decided
- 7 August 2014
- Bench
- JASTI CHELAMESWAR, A.K. SIKRI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 498, 3, 4; Evidence Act Section 113
Headnote
A B Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 498-A, 304 B, 201 and 176 - Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 - ss. 3 and 4 - Prosecution case that wife died unnatural death within six months of marriage, G recovery of body from well and cremation of body that day itself, however, complaint lodged four days later by to her on account of dowry demand by the husband and in-laws - Acquittal by trial court of the charges framed, however, · conviction by the High Court ulss. 498-A, 304 B, 201 and 176 and ss. 3 and 4 of the 1961, Act - Justification of - Held: No specific allegation of dowry demand
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