Supreme Court · 2022 INSC 566 · Decided 13 May 2022
Surendran v. State of Kerela
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2022 INSC 566 · [2022] 4 S.C.R. 675
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1080/2019
- Decided
- 13 May 2022
- Bench
- N.V. RAMANA, A.S. BOPANNA, HIMA KOHLI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304B, 498A, 302, 306; Evidence Act Section 32, 32(1)
Headnote
(Criminal Appeal No. 1080 of 2019) MAY 13, 2022 [N. V. RAMANA CJI, A. S. BOPANNA AND HIMA KOHLI. JJ.] Evidence Act, 1872: s. 32 - Dying declaration - Admissibility of - On facts, suicide attempt by the wife soon after marriage due to harassment and dowry demands of husband and of husband, his mother and two brothers u/ss. 304B and 498A - Appellate court acquitted the brothers but maintained the conviction of the husband and the mother - However, the High Court acquitted the husband and his mother u/s.304B while upheld their conviction u/s.498A and
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