Supreme Court · 2021 INSC 225 · Decided 5 April 2021
Sonu v. Sonu Yadav and Another
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2021 INSC 225 · [2021] 7 S.C.R. 78
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 377/2021
- Decided
- 5 April 2021
- Bench
- D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, M.R. SHAH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 3, 4, 498; CrPC Section 439; Evidence Act
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s. 439 - Unnatural death of married woman within a year of marriage - Charge-sheet against her husband (first respondent) for offences u/ss.498-A and 304-B IPC and ss.3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act - Bail application of first respondent Judge - Bail application u/ s.439 CrPC before High Court - High Court allowed the application - Justification of - Held: In view of the provisions of s.304-B IPC, as well as the presumption arising u/s.113-B of Evidence Act, the High Court, on facts, was clearly not
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