Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 716 · Decided 14 October 2014
State of Karnataka v. SMT. Suvarnamma & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 716 · [2014] 10 S.C.R. 778
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 785/2010
- Decided
- 14 October 2014
- Bench
- V. GOPALA GOWDA, ADARSH KUMAR GOEL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 498; Evidence Act Section 106; Constitution Article 20(3)
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860: ss. 498-A and 304-B - Dowry death C caused by bum injuries - Allegation that victim-deceased was harassed by accused husband and in-laws on account of dowry - Mother-in-law poured kerosene on the deceased and ignited the fire - Deceased was taken to hospital by the mother-in-law rejecting o the plea that prosecution had withheld the dying declaration that the deceased had caught fire accidentally - High Court reversed the decision of trial court - Appeal against acquittal - Held: Death of the deceased was within 7 years of marriage and she was subjected to harassment
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