Supreme Court of India · 2013-08-26
Kamlesh Prabhudas Tanna & Anr vs State Of Gujarat
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2014 SC (CRIMINAL) 259
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Kamlesh Prabhudas Tanna & Anr
- Respondent
- State Of Gujarat
- Author
- Dipak Misra
- Bench
- Dipak Misra, K. S. Radhakrishnan
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the convictions under Sections 304B, 306, and 498A IPC, and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, affirming the trial court's finding that the appellants subjected the deceased to mental and physical torture leading to her suicide. The Court emphasized that the evidence presented met the necessary legal standards for establishing dowry death and abetment of suicide. The sentences imposed by the trial court were confirmed, with all sentences to run concurrently.