Supreme Court of India

Reema Aggarwal v. Anupam and Ors.

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Reported as [2004] 1 S.C.R. 378

Bench Doraiswamy Raju and Arijit Pasayat JJ.

Decided 8 January 2004

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Penal Code, 1860-Sections 3048, 307 and 498A-Husband marrying victim during lifetime of first wife-Dowry demand by husband and his parents and brother causing harassment to victim-Prosecution for offences Prosecution failing to establish that first marriage legally dissolved, acquitled by trial court-Dismissal of application for grant of leave as well as revision by High Court by cryptic orders-On appeal held: In view of the object and aim of the legislation in introducing Section 498A and 3048, expression 'husband' does not exclude persosn who contracts marriage ostensibly and cohabit with

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1988 Smt. Yamunabai Anantrao Adhav v. Anantrao Shivram Adhav and Another cited by 15

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2020 Tofan Singh v. State of Tamil Nadu relied on

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