Supreme Court · 2010 INSC 463 · Decided 2 August 2010
Ravindra Tukaram Hiwale v. State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2010 INSC 463 · [2010] 9 S.C.R. 454
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1419/2010
- Decided
- 2 August 2010
- Bench
- H.S. BEDI, C.K. PRASAD (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 306, 498
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 306 and 498-A - A married woman causing her death by burning herself - Husband convicted ulss 306 and 498-A and sentenced to four years and one year's RI respectively - High Court enhancing sentence u/s 306 to six years - HELD: 0 In the light of the dying deceased that she had quarrelled with her husband that very morning, i.e. the date of occurrence, (which is a common place happening amongst young married couples}, High Court was not 1ustified in holding that the accused was liable to an enhancement in the sentence on account of his quarrelsome E
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