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.