Supreme Court of India
Jayesh Kanna v. The Assistant Commissioner Law and Order (west)
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In view of the foregoing discussion, it can safely be concluded that the prosecution has utterly failed to establish the ingredients to prove the charge under Section 498A IPC. As such, findings of conviction on proof of cruelty and harassment are without any cogent evidence and in consequence, the sentence as directed is also not justified.
Judgment, page 18
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