Supreme Court of India · 2002-09-16
Mohd. Hoshan, A.P. & Anr vs State Of A.P
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2002 SUPREME COURT 3270
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Mohd. Hoshan, A.P. & Anr
- Respondent
- State Of A.P
- Author
- Shivaraj V. Patil
- Bench
- Shivaraj V. Patil
Judgment text excerpt
The case involves an appeal against a High Court judgment that reversed an acquittal under Sections 306 and 498-A of the IPC while upholding an acquittal under Section 304-B IPC. The court examined allegations of cruelty and abetment of suicide involving a young woman who died from self-inflicted burn injuries within 11 months of marriage. The central legal issue concerns the evidentiary requirements for establishing abetment of suicide and cruelty in matrimonial disputes.