Supreme Court of India
Pudhu Raja & Anr. v. State, Rep. by Inspector of Police
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In view of the above, we do not see any cogent reason to interfere with the impugned judgment of the High Court.
Judgment, page 13
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860- ss. 302 rlw. s. 34, 304(b) and 201 - c Prosecution under - Death caused of a woman by her husband ( -2) and mother-in-law - By putting her on fire - Circumstantial evidence - Demand of dowry by accused alleged as motive - Trial court acquitting the .accused on the grounds of contradictions in the deposition of-eye-witnesses, 0 delay in lodging FIR and concluding that it was a case of suicide - High Court convicting the accused - On appeal, held: High court rightly convicted the accused - There was sufficient evidence to indicate possibility of dowry harassment and death -
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Where later benches applied it
- 2016 Mahavir Singh v. State of Madhya Pradesh
- 2022 Veerendra v. State of Madhya Pradesh
- 2017 Mukesh & Anr. v. State for Nct of Delhi & Ors.
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