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Supreme Court of India · 2009-02-23

SYED HAKKIM vs STATE REP. BY DY SUPTD. OF POLICE

Citation / case number
SC 2007/30138
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
SYED HAKKIM
Respondent
STATE REP. BY DY SUPTD. OF POLICE
Author
ARIJIT PASAYAT

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 498A IPC for cruelty and under Section 302 IPC for murder, affirming the findings of the trial court. The Court noted that the evidence presented, including eyewitness accounts, sufficiently established the guilt of the accused. The appeal was dismissed, reinforcing the legal principle that dowry-related harassment leading to death constitutes a serious offense under the IPC.

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