Supreme Court of India

Gurbachan Singh v. Satpal Singh & Ors.

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Reported as [1989] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 292

Bench Sabyasachi Mukharji and B.C. Ray JJ.

Decided 26 September 1989

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons aforesaid we set aside the judgment and order of acquittal passed by the High Court and affirm the conviction of the accused of the offence under Section 3061.P.C. and sentence imposed upon them by the Additional Sessions Judge, Amritsar.

Judgment, page 19

From the headnote

Criminal Trial-Criminal charge must . be brought home Proved beyond all reasonable .doubt-abetment separate and· distinct offence-Letting guilty escape is '.not doing justice according to law. Raviitder Kaur, daughter· of Gurbachan Singh was married to · Satpal Singh in November, 196Z. She died on 25th June, 1983 at about 2.30 P.M. It was alleged, she co~tted suicide because of the harass ment, constant taunts and cruel behaviour of her in-laws towards her and persistent demand for dowry and insinnuations that she was carry ing an illegitimate child. It is alleged, provoked by th.e

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