Supreme Court of India

V. K. Mishra&anr. v. State of Utiarakhand &anr.

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Reported as [2015] 8 S.C.R. 1
Bench T. S. Thakur, R. K. Agrawal and R. Banumathi JJ.
Decided 28 July 2015

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What the Court ordered

In the result while we uphold the conviction of the appellants under Section 3048 IPC and other offences, sentence of life imprisonment imposed on Rahul Mishra is reduced to ten years.

Judgment, page 31

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860: ss.3048, 498A - Dowry death - c Death by poisoning - Prosecution established beyond reasonable doubt that soon before death the deceased was subjected to cruelty and harassment by her husband and in­ laws in connection with demand of dowry-Accused were not successful in rebutting presumption raised uls. 1138 of the o Evidence Act- Conviction upheld, however, sentence of life imprisonment reduced in case of husband to 10 years and in case of in-Jaws to 7 years each - Evidence Act, 1872 - 1138. Evidence Act, 1872: 1138 - Presumption - Held: In a case where demand of dowry is

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 relied on · 1 referred to

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