Supreme Court of India
State of Rajasthan v. Girdhari Lal
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Penal Code, 1860 - ss. 306 and 3048 - Death of married woman due to burn injuries within 7 years of marriage - Deceased was daughter of PW1 - Trial court convicted accused-husband (respondent) uls.3048 /PC and sentenced him to undergo life imprisonment - On appeal, High Court converted the conviction from s.3048 /PC to s.306 /PC and reduced the sentence from life imprisonment to five years imprisonment - Justification - Whether death of PW1's daughter was an instance of dowry death or she was driven to commit suicide by respondent - Held: No specific allegation as to whether respondent
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