Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 1106 · Decided 3 September 2009
State of U. P. v. Santosh Kumar
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 1106 · [2009] 14 S.C.R. 106
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1199/2001
- Decided
- 3 September 2009
- Bench
- DALVEER BHANDARI, H.S. BEDI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 3, 4; Constitution
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860 : t· c ss. 302, 304-B, 498-A, and ss. 3 and 4 of Dowry Prohibition Act-A married woman harassed for dowry and burnt alive-Conviction by trial court u/ss.302134 and 498-A /PC and ss. 3 and 4 of Dowry Act-Acquittal by High Court holding that charge uls. 304-B against the they could not be convicted for other offences-Held: ~ The conclusion of High Court is erroneous and unsustainable in /aw-Even if there is acquittal u/s. 304-B, still conviction u/ s. 498-A can be recorded-Again ambit and scope of ss. 3 and 4 of Dowry Act is different from that of ss.304-B and
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