Supreme Court of India

S. Mahaboob Basha v. The State of Karnataka

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Reported as [2014] 13 S.C.R. 1266
Bench T. S. Thakur and R. Banumathi JJ.
Decided 23 September 2014

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Penal Code, 1860 - s.498A - Conviction under, of appellant-husband by Courts below - Justification - Held: Justified - PW-1(complainantl victim) was subjected to cruelty by her husband (appellant) and also harassment to meet the unlawful demand of dowry- Essential ingredients of s.498A /PC were established - Prosecution adduced cogent evidence to prove that after his second marriage, the appellant was ill-treating PW-1 who had no reason to prosecute the appellant after ten years of marriage- On facts, interference with concurrent findings of fact by the courts below not warranted. Sentence I

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