Supreme Court of India · 2009-02-20
Anand Kumar vs State Of M.P
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2009 SUPREME COURT 2155
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Anand Kumar
- Respondent
- State Of M.P
- Author
- Harjit Singh Bedi
- Bench
- Harjit Singh Bedi, Dalveer Bhandari
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 306 IPC and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, affirming the lower courts' findings despite the acquittal of co-accused. The Court emphasized the relevance of the presumption under Section 113-A of the Evidence Act, 1872, in cases of abetment of suicide linked to dowry harassment. The Court found sufficient evidence, including ocular testimony, to support the conviction, rejecting the appellant's claims regarding the inadmissibility of certain evidence.