Supreme Court of India · 2003-08-27
Kaliyaperumal And Anr vs State Of Tamil Nadu
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2003 SUPREME COURT 3828
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Kaliyaperumal And Anr
- Respondent
- State Of Tamil Nadu
- Author
- Arijit Pasayat
- Bench
- Doraiswamy Raju, Arijit Pasayat
Judgment text excerpt
The case involves an appeal against the conviction of the appellants (father-in-law and mother-in-law) under Sections 304B and 498A of the Indian Penal Code for dowry death and cruelty. The Supreme Court examined whether the deceased committed suicide as a result of cruelty related to dowry demands. The court analyzed the evidence regarding the torture and the reduction of sentence by the High Court.