Gopal vs State Of Rajasthan

The Supreme Court upheld the Rajasthan High Court's judgment convicting the appellant under Section 498-A IPC for subjecting his wife to cruelty, while acquitting him of charges under Section 306 IPC due to lack of evidence for suicide. The Court emphasized that the prosecution must establish the elements of cruelty as defined under Section 498-A, and noted that the absence of dowry demand further supported the acquittal under Section 306. The appellant was sentenced to one year of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 2,000.