Supreme Court of India
State of Madhya Pradesh v. Jogendra & Anr.
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What the Court ordered
In view of the foregoing discussion, the present appeal is partly allowed.
Judgment, page 21
From the headnote
Penal Code, 1860: s.304- , 498- – Dowry death – Prosecution case was that fed up with the constant dowry demands made on her by the respondents (husband and father-in-law), which her family could not satisfy, the victim-deceased committed suicide by immolating herself at her matrimonial home within seven years of her marriage – Conviction of respondents for offence under ss.304B, 498A and 306 – On appeal, held: All the four pre-requisites for invoking s.304- were satisfied, namely, that the death of the victim-deceased took place at her matrimonial home within seven years of her marriage…
Authorities it was built on
- 2002 K. Prema S. Rao and Anr. v. Yadla Srinivasa Rao and Ors.
- 2000 Kans Raj v. State of Punjab and Ors.
- 2007 Appasaheb and Anr. v. State of Maharashtra
- 2015 Sher Singh @ Partapa v. State of Haryana
- 2011 Bachni Devi and Anr. v. State of Haryana through Secretary, Home Department
- 2013 Kulwant Singh & Ors. v. State of Punjab
- 2013 Vipin Jaiswal(a-1) v. State of A.P. Rep.by Pub.prosecutor
- 2013 Surinder Singh v. State of Haryana
- 2014 Dinesh v. State of Haryana
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