Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 221 · Decided 10 February 2025
Vasant @ Girish Akbarasab Sanavale & ANR. v. The State of Karnataka
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 221 · [2025] 3 S.C.R. 158
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 593/2022
- Decided
- 10 February 2025
- Bench
- J.B. PARDIWALA, R MAHADEVAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 498A, 302, 504, 34, 149; CrPC; Evidence Act Section 106
Headnote
Issue arose as regards the correctness of the order passed by the High Court reversing the acquittal of the appellants-husband and mother-in-law of the deceased-wife and held them both guilty of offences under the Penal Code, 1860 and Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 of the deceased by setting her on fire. Penal Code, 1860 - ss.498A, 302 and 504 rw s.34 - Common intention - Individual liability - Appellants-husband and mother-in-law of the deceased-wife charged for causing her death by setting her on fire -
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