Supreme Court of India · 2001-04-26
Arvind Singh vs State Of Bihar
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2001 SUPREME COURT 2124
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Arvind Singh
- Respondent
- State Of Bihar
- Bench
- Umesh C. Banerjee, K.G. Balakrishnan
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Arvind Singh under Section 302 IPC for the murder of his wife, Minta Devi, and confirmed the conviction under Section 498A IPC for subjecting her to cruelty. The Court found that the evidence supported the claim of dowry demand and bride torture, leading to the fatal incident. The appeal against the conviction was dismissed, affirming the life sentence imposed under Section 304B IPC, which was converted to Section 302 IPC for the husband.