Supreme Court of India
Kulwant Singh & Ors. v. State of Punjab
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Penal Code, 1860 - ss.3048 and 498A - Death of married woman within seven years of marriage at the house of her in-laws in suspicious circumstances - She died due to aluminium phosphide poisoning - Conviction of husband and parents-in-law u/ss.3048 & 498A - Justification - Held: On facts, justified - There was no delay in lodging the FIR - Evidence on record clearly indicates that the deceased was subje9ted to harassment for dowry not only by the husband (appellant no.1) but also by the parents-in-law (appellant nos.2 & 3) - Deceased was harassed for dowry till almost immediately before her
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- 2022 State of Madhya Pradesh v. Jogendra & Anr.
- 2015 V. K. Mishra&anr. v. State of Utiarakhand &anr.
- 2015 Rajinder Singh v. State of Punjab
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