Supreme Court of India

Nepal Singh v. State of Haryana

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Reported as [2009] 6 S.C.R. 982
Bench Dr. Arijit Pasayat and Asok Kumar Ganguly JJ.
Decided 24 April 2009

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PENAL CODE, 1860/CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1973: Sections 304- , 498- /378 - Wife committing suicide - Demand of dowry alleged - Husband was charged for his wife's death - Trial Court acquitting him, giving him benefit 0 of doubt - High Court convicting him - Power of appellate court against acquittal - Discussed - On facts of the case, Held: Trial Court rightly noted there was no evidence regarding demand of dowry - High Court ought not have interfered with the well reasoned judgment of the trial court directing acquittal. According to the Prosecution, deceased and appellant were husband

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Of those, 1 relied on · 2 referred to

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