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Supreme Court of India · 2013-03-11

Modinsab Kasimsab Kanchagar vs State Of Karnataka & Anr

Citation / case number
AIR 2013 SUPREME COURT 1504
Court
Supreme Court of India
Petitioner
Modinsab Kasimsab Kanchagar
Respondent
State Of Karnataka & Anr
Author
A.K. Patnaik
Bench
Sudhansu Jyoti Mukhopadhaya, A.K. Patnaik

Judgment text excerpt

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Sections 498A and 304B IPC, as well as Sections 3, 4, and 6 of the Dowry Prohibition Act, affirming the Karnataka High Court's judgment. The Court established that the demand for dowry and subsequent harassment led to the deceased's suicide, satisfying the ingredients of dowry death under Section 304B IPC. The appellant's arguments regarding the nature of the demand were rejected, and the sentences imposed by the High Court were confirmed.

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