Supreme Court of India
Sahebrao and Anr. v. State of Maharashtra
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For the aforesaid reasons, we are of the view that the High Court has rightly upheld the conviction of the accused-appellants under Section 306 B and Section 498-A, IPC and we do not find any good or sufficient reason to take a different view of the matter.
Judgment, page 13
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860: Section 498- -Cruelty-Married woman subjected to cruelty-By husband and other relatives-Soon after the marriage of the accused with the deceased, the husband and his elder brother demanded additional dowry amount and a tape recorder-At her matrimonial home, deceased was constantly nagged for non-payment of additional amount by her father Ultimately deceased committed suicide-Trial convicted accused under S. 498- -High Court affirmed conviction-Correctness of-Held: The facts clearly establish that the husband and his elder brother subjected the deceased to cruelty-Hence,
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