Supreme Court of India · 2004-02-24
Baljeet Singh & Anr vs State Of Haryana
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2004 SUPREME COURT 1714
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Baljeet Singh & Anr
- Respondent
- State Of Haryana
- Bench
- N.Santosh Hegde, B.P.Singh
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Baljeet Singh under Section 304-B IPC for dowry death and Section 498-A IPC for cruelty, affirming the trial court's findings that the prosecution established the requisite elements of dowry harassment and subsequent death by suicide. The Court noted that the acquittal of co-accused was justified based on the evidence presented. The appeal was dismissed, confirming the sentences of 7 years RI for Section 304-B and 2 years RI for Section 498-A, to run concurrently.