Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 870 · Decided 16 December 2014
Vijay Pal Singh and Others v. State of Utiarakhand
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 870 · [2014] 12 S.C.R. 517
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 37/2011
- Decided
- 16 December 2014
- Bench
- KURIAN JOSEPH, ABHAY MANOHAR SAPRE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 3048134, 498A, 201, 302, 3048, 34; CrPC Section 235; Evidence Act Section 1138
Headnote
A B Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 3048134, 498A and 201 - Dowry death - Death of victim-wife within four months of marriage - C Allegations by victim's father that the appellants-husband, his father, his brother and brother-in-law committed murder of his daughter and tried to destroy the dead body by of continues dowry demand and threat of dire consequences - Acquittal by trial court, however, order D of conviction and sentence u/ss. 3048134, 498A and 201 passed by the High Court - On appeal, held: There has been a palpable misreading of evidence by the trial court, thus, the conclusions
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