Supreme Court · 2021 INSC 598 · Decided 4 October 2021
Vipan Kumar Dhir v. State of Punjab and Another
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2021 INSC 598 · [2021] 6 S.C.R. 1137
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1161/2021
- Decided
- 4 October 2021
- Bench
- N.V. RAMANA, SURYA KANT, HIMA KOHLI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 304B, 302
Headnote
Bail - Dowry death alleged - Respondent no.2-accused, the mother-in- law of the deceased charged u/ss.304B, 302 r/w 120B - Anticipatory bail granted - Held: Offence alleged in the instant case is heinous - High Court swayed by the fact that the accused - However, this is contrary to the record as she remained absconding for more than two years after being declared a proclaimed offender - She chose to join investigation only after securing interim bail from the High Court - Further, ground of parity with co-accused,
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