Supreme Court · 2015 INSC 525 · Decided 28 July 2015
V. K. MISHRA&ANR. v. State of Utiarakhand &ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2015 INSC 525 · [2015] 8 S.C.R. 1
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1247/2012
- Decided
- 28 July 2015
- Bench
- T.S. THAKUR, R.K. AGRAWAL, R. BANUMATHI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 3048, 498A; CrPC Section 161, 162; Evidence Act Section 3048
Headnote
A B Penal Code, 1860: ss.3048, 498A - Dowry death - c Death by poisoning - Prosecution established beyond reasonable doubt that soon before death the deceased was subjected to cruelty and harassment by her husband and in­ laws in connection with demand of dowry-Accused were not successful in uls. 1138 of the o Evidence Act- Conviction upheld, however, sentence of life imprisonment reduced in case of husband to 10 years and in case of in-Jaws to 7 years each - Evidence Act, 1872 - 1138. Evidence Act, 1872: 1138 - Presumption - Held: In a E case where demand of dowry is alleged such
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