MONJU ROY vs STATE OF WEST BENGAL

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Sections 498A, 306, and 304B IPC for the harassment and subsequent suicide of Shanti Roy, who was subjected to dowry demands. The Court emphasized that the evidence presented by the prosecution, including testimonies from family members, sufficiently established the harassment leading to the suicide. The sentence of ten years' rigorous imprisonment was affirmed, with the Court rejecting the appellants' claims of insufficient individual culpability and lack of corroborative evidence.