Supreme Court of India

Gurjit Singh v. State of Punjab

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Reported as [2019] 14 S.C.R. 232

Bench Navin Sinha and B. R. Gavai JJ.

Decided 26 November 2019

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered view that the cases wherein conversion is held to be permissible are clearly distinguishable.

Judgment, page 21

From the headnote

Penal Code, 1860: s.498- – Cruelty and harassment on account of dowry demand – Prosecution proved that the d eceased was harassed with a view to force her and her paren ts to meet unlawful demand for money and such a harassment was on account of failure by her and her parents to meet such a de mand –Thus, charge under Explanation (b) of s.498- was proved. Penal Code, 1860: ss.306, 498- – Whether when the prosecution established cruelty under Explanation ( b) of s.498- and also established that the deceased committed su icide within seven years of the marriage, the accused could also be held

Authorities it was built on

2001 Ramesh Kumar v. State of Chhattisgarh cited by 27
2002 K. Prema S. Rao and Anr. v. Yadla Srinivasa Rao and Ors. cited by 14
1993 State of West Bengal v. Sri Orilal Jaiswal and Anr. cited by 13
2002 Sanju @ Sanja Y Singh Sengar v. State of M.P. cited by 7
2014 Mangat Ram v. State of Haryana cited by 4
2013 Pinakin Mahipatray Rawal v. State of Gujarat cited by 4
2010 Thanu Ram v. State of M.P. cited by 3
2016 Satish Shetty v. State of Karnataka cited by 2
2013 Modinsab Kasimsab Kanchagar v. State of Karnataka & Anr. cited by 1
2011 Narwinder Singh v. State of Punjab cited by 1

Where later benches applied it

2024 Prakash and Others v. The State of Maharashtra and Another referred to

Of those, 1 referred to

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