Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 707 · Decided 6 May 2009
Suresh Kumar Singh v. State of U.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 707 · [2009] 7 S.C.R. 1068
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 939/2009
- Decided
- 6 May 2009
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 3048, 498A; Evidence Act Section 113A, 1138
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860- ss.3048 and 498A - Conviction by courts below - On appeal, held: The death of woman did not • • take place within 7 years of marriage - Nothing to show that .< c cruelty was inflicted upon the deceased soon before death - Presumption u/s. 113A or uls. 1138 cannot be - However, he was rightly convicted uls. 498A - Sentence imposed on that count is maintained - Evidence Act, 1872 - S.113A, 1138. D The trial court convicted the appellant under Sections 3048 and 498A IPC for committing murder of his wife. High ' Court upheld the order of conviction. In appeal
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