Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 46 · Decided 16 January 2007
Virendra Kumar v. State of U.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 46 · [2007] 1 S.C.R. 970
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 69/2007
- Decided
- 16 January 2007
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, S.H. KAPADIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 306, 302; CrPC Section 222(2), 464, 313; Evidence Act Section 113
Headnote
Penal Code, 1860-s. 306-Conviction under on presumption under Section 113-A of Evidence Act-Jn absence of specific charge thereunder­ Propriety of-Held: Such conviction was permissible-Even in absence of C presumption in terms of s. 113-A, the circumstances of the case were relatable to s. co-accused (his father) wa.s charged fl of having caused death of his wife (deceased). Appellant, after his marriage with the deceased used to humiliate the deceased and her family members for bringing inadequate dowry and for being of dark complexion. They had also publicly abused the
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