Supreme Court of India
Pathan Hussain Basha v. State of A.P.
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We are of the considered view that ends of justice would be met, if the punishment awarded to the appellants is reduced.
Judgment, page 17
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860 - ss.304-8 and 498- - Suicide by married woman - Short span of time between marriage and death of the deceased - Prosecution case that deceased was being harassed and ill-treated by her husband, father-in-law and mother-in-law for non-payment of balance dowry amount - Trial court convicted all the three accused and sentenced o them to life imprisonment - High Court acquitted the accused father-in-law but confirmed conviction and sentence of the accused-husband and mother-in-law (i.e. the appellants) - On appeal, held: The ingredients of s.3048 rlw s.498A /PC were completely
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Where later benches applied it
- 2015 Rajinder Singh v. State of Punjab
- 2013 Suresh Kumar v. State of Haryana
- 2015 Sher Singh @ Partapa v. State of Haryana
Of those, 2 relied on · 1 referred to
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