Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 3 · Decided 7 January 2003
State of Karnataka v. M.V. Manjunathegowda and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 3 · [2003] 1 S.C.R. 21
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1530/1995
- Decided
- 7 January 2003
- Bench
- Y.K. SABHARWAL, H.K. SEMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 302, 201, 3048, 304B; Evidence Act Section 1138
Headnote
B Penal Code, 1860--Sections 302, 201 and 3048-Dowry death-Death within 7 years of marriage-Cruelty to deceased soon before the incident­ Prosecution witnesses contradictory-Evidence of sole witness not corroborated C by the circumstances of the case-Conviction by trial Court u!ss. 302 and case prosecution case not proved beyond reasonable . '· doubt-Demand and payment of dowry proved-Accused liable to be punished 1i/s 304 B-In the facts and circumstances of the case deterrent punishment is called for. D Sentencing : Quantum of punishment-Determination of-Held, it has to be
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