Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 681 · Decided 5 June 2007
Shiv Anand Mallappa Koti v. The State of Karnataka
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 681 · [2007] 7 S.C.R. 930
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 145/2002
- Decided
- 5 June 2007
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, D.K. JAIN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 3, 4, 6, 302
Headnote
Penal Code, I 860: c Section 498-A-Death of a married woman by burn injuries allegedly for unlawful demand of money-Husband, mother-in-law and brother-in-law prosecuted under Sections 302, 498-A /PC and Sections 3, 4 and 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act-Conviction of mother-in-law by trial court of Sections 3, 4 and 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act-High Court affirming D conviction of husband under Section 498-A and acquitting remaining two accused of all the charges-Held: prosecution has failed to establish its case under Section 498-A-Conviction set aside-Ingredients of Section 498-A ,
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