Supreme Court of India

Appasaheb and Anr. v. State of Maharashtra

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Reported as [2007] 1 S.C.R. 164

Bench G.P. Mathur and R.V. Ra Veendran JJ.

Decided 5 January 2007

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What the Court ordered

In view of the aforesaid definition of the word "dowry" any property or valuable security should be given or agreed to be given either directly G or indirectly at or before or any time after the marriage and in connection with the marriage of the said parties.

Judgment, page 8

Where later benches applied it

2013 Surinder Singh v. State of Haryana relied on
2013 Modinsab Kasimsab Kanchagar v. State of Karnataka & Anr. relied on
2022 State of Madhya Pradesh v. Jogendra & Anr. referred to
2016 State of Karnataka v. Dattaraj & Others referred to
2013 Vipin Jaiswal(a-1) v. State of A.P. Rep.by Pub.prosecutor referred to
2010 Ashok Kumar v. State of Haryana referred to
2013 Kulwant Singh & Ors. v. State of Punjab not applicable

Of those, 2 relied on · 4 referred to · 1 not applicable

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