Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 882 · Decided 22 November 2006
Surender v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 882 · [2006] SUPP. 9 S.C.R. 296
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1262/2005
- Decided
- 22 November 2006
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, MARKANDEY KATJU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 306, 34, 498A
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860-Sections 306/34·and 498 A/34-Conviction under­ Correctness of-Suicide by wife within 7 years ofmarriage due to dow1y C demand and cruelty meted out to her by her husband and in-laws-Evidence substantiating the same-Wife_pregnant at the time of suicide, and ordinarily be used to show instigation­ Thus, conviction ofhusband by courts below justified. D According to the prosecution case, P was married to the appellant in E F the year 1994. She was harassed by the appellant and his parents on account of demand of dowry and was also beaten up which compelled
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