Supreme Court of India

Kishan Singh and Anr. v. State of Punjab

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Reported as [2007] 11 S.C.R. 155
Bench C.K. Thakkerandp.Sathasivam J.
Decided 12 October 2007

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What the Court ordered

For the foregoing reasons, in our opinion, both the Courts were wholly right and fully justified in recording an order of conviction and in imposing sentence on appellants-accused Nos. 3 and.

Judgment, page 14

From the headnote

I ,. Penal Code, 1860-ss 304B and 315-Dowry demand- Conviction under-Correctness of-Held: Prosecution case clearly established beyond reasonable doubt that victim subjected to cruelty c and harassment based on dowry demand by accused-mother in law and father in law, soon before her death-There was repeated dowry demand-Death caused within seven years of marriage-Thus, conviction and sentence by courts below uls 304B and 306 justified- However, High Court acquitted husband of victim under s. 498A since .. there was no sufficient evidence of dowry demand against him- Acquittal having not been

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