Supreme Court · 1997 INSC 169 · Decided 20 February 1997
Sham Lal v. State of Haryana ETC.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1997 INSC 169 · [1997] 2 S.C.R. 309
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 559/1990
- Decided
- 20 February 1997
- Bench
- M.M. PUNCHHI, K.T. THOMAS (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 498, 302, 304B, 498A; CrPC Section 313; Evidence Act
Headnote
B Indian Penal Code, 1860 : S. 498-A-Wife subjected to cruelty by husband and his relations--Wif e of appellant died of bums-Appellant and his two other relations prosecuted C u/ss. 302, 304-B and 498-A-Prosecution case was that it was a case of dowry death-Appellant stated that deceased was and she committed suicid&-No eye-witness of incident-:Tn'al Court convicted the appellant and his father u/s. 302-High Court upheld appellant's conviction but acquitted his father-Held there is nothing on record to show that the deceased was either treated with cruelty or D harassed with
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